In Tunisia, press freedom erodes amid security fears - Committee to Prot... 9 of 21 https://cpj.org/reports/2015/10/in-tunisia-press-freedom-erodes-amid-sec... intimidate journalists. Most cases of assault take place while the media are covering anti-government protests or terrorist attacks, Dhaouadi told CPJ. “Amid growing security threats, journalists were treated as part of the problem,” Dhaouadi said. “Security forces do not understand that journalists’ job is to report what is happening.” ● A police o�cer guards the Tunisian beach where a gunman opened �re on tourists in June. The media has come under pressure from authorities and extremists since the terror attack. (AP/Abdeljalil Bounhar) Six reporters working for the Al-Wataniya and Al-Mutawasit television channels and the Shems FM radio station were physically assaulted, including one punched in the face, and threatened with weapons by security forces on February 18, according to the Tunis Center for Press Freedom. The assaults took place while the journalists were reporting on an attack by militants on a checkpoint in the central region of Kasserine, which left four policemen dead. 1/27/2025, 12:23 PM