Tunisia- Inaugurating an independent press council

Tunis- Tunisia 16/09/2020

An independent press council was inaugurated today, during a press conference in Tunis, which aims at guaranteeing the audience’ right to access valuable news and the journalists’ right to assume their duties freely. Journalists, jurists and press association’s heads are part of the council. It is concerned also with securing the freedom of the press by outlaying a clear ethical charter that set the criteria of press practices and for the public’s right into impartial, transparent and pluralistic press.