Tunisia's Press Blackout

Publisher:
Al Jazeera
Publication Date:
9 January 2012
Tags:
Tunisia, Governance, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Press and Media

In Tunisia, at least 14 people have been killed in protests against high unemployment and high prices.

And after days of unrest in neighbouring Algeria, the government is promising to slash some food prices to try and defuse anger.

As Al Jazeera's Tarek Bazley reports, government censorship is making the story harder to report .

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