Tunisian journalists protest against government liquidation of media institutions

The National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists and the General Media Union of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) protested, today, Thursday, in front of the government headquarters in the Kasbah in Tunis, against the government’s policy of dismissing the media and defending the sustainability of public media institutions and those confiscated or under liquidation.

The General Media Union stated that it is ready to engage in all forms of struggle to defend journalists, calling on the government to respond to the media’s demands.

The union stressed its adherence to the demands and called for a boycott of the legislative elections if the demands were not met.

Meanwhile, journalists and technicians denounced the socio-economic situation, calling on the state to find solutions other than liquidating these institutions.