Tunisian police arrest prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, union says


TUNIS, ⁠Sept 4 (Reuters) - Tunisian ⁠police on ‌Friday arrested prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, an ​outspoken critic ⁠of President ⁠Kais Saied’s policies, ⁠the head ‌of the ⁠Tunisian journalists' syndicate told ​Reuters.

Zied ‌Dabbar, the president ⁠of ​the SNJT, and other ⁠journalists said police ​arrested Yousfi as he was preparing ⁠to enter Express FM Radio to take ​part ⁠in a radio ​programme.

(Reporting ‌by Tarek Amara, ​Editing by Timothy Heritage)

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