Tunisia: Olpec's Secretary-General Turned Back At Algerian Border

24 June 2008
Observatory for the Freedom of Press, Publishing and Creation in Tunisia (Tunis)
press release

OLPEC Secretary General Sihem Bensedrine was turned back by Algerian border police on 18 June 2008 as she attempted to cross at the Oum Tboul border near Tabarka, in the northwest. She was on a private visit to the country accompanied by her husband, Omar Mestiri.

The couple was held for more than two and a half hours before they were told they would be turned back. No reason was given for the decision.

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