Tunisian Journalists Sentenced for False News

Two Tunisian journalists, Borhan Bsaiss and Mourad Zghidi, were sentenced to one year in prison for publishing false news and content intended to insult. The journalists, affiliated with IFM radio, were detained earlier this month for their political commentary.

A Tunisian court sentenced on Wednesday two prominent journalists, Borhan Bsaiss and Mourad Zghidi, to one year in prison on charges of publishing false news and publishing news intended to insult, a judicial official told Reuters.

Zghidi and Bsaiss, both journalists with IFM radio, were detained this month over political comments made on the radio.