In Tunisia, press freedom erodes amid security fears - Committee to Prot... 10 of 21 https://cpj.org/reports/2015/10/in-tunisia-press-freedom-erodes-amid-sec... A number of journalists were also assaulted by police while covering the “Where is our oil” demonstration demanding government transparency concerning natural resources on June 6. The national journalists’ union posted a statement on Facebook naming six journalists who had been assaulted by security forces and announcing that the union had contacted the Ministry of the Interior to request that they open an investigation. In response, Ministry Spokesman Mohammed Ali Aroui said an investigation had been opened and noted that “certain journalists were in the midst of protesters, which is against instructions for media coverage in such circumstances,” according to local news reports. Local news reports detailed the assaults, reporting that police hit Anadolu agency photojournalist Yassine Gaidi with batons, while cameras were con�scated from �ve others: Al Moutawasett correspondent Khalil Klai; Radio 6 correspondent Latifa Anouer; government-owned Tunisian Broadcast services correspondent Soumaya Ouled Gharbia; cameraman for private radio station Shems FM Seiffeddine Trabelsi; and privately owned radio Mosaique FM cameraman Houssem Bouhelli. 1/27/2025, 12:23 PM