📰 Media & Journalism May 12, 2026 · CPJ Middle East and North Africa program

Beyond Decree 54: Tunisia’s latest measures to silence the press

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Beyond Decree 54: Tunisia’s latest measures to silence the press
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New York, May 12, 2026 — For years, Tunisia was viewed as one of the few post-Arab Spring success stories for press freedom in the region. In the decade following the 2011 revolution, journalists gained greater space to investigate corruption, criticize authorities, and report more openly than anywhere else in North Africa. Those gains, while incomplete, marked a significant break from decades of authoritarian control over the media. 



By 2026, however, this trajectory has reversed. While

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