Tunisia Jails Rapper Over Lyrics 'Insulting' to Police

Publisher:
Agence France-Presse
Publication Date:
5 December 2013
Tags:
Tunisia, Arts, Culture and Entertainment, Conflict, Peace and Security, Human Rights

A Tunisian rapper was jailed on Thursday for four months over songs deemed insulting to police, in a retrial that his supporters say proves the authorities are harassing dissident artists.

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