LONDON — Some 50 Islamist protesters in Tunisia were arrested by police Sunday for an attempted arson attack on the Tunis offices of satcaster Nessma TV after it screened “Persepolis.” Vincent ...

On May 3, 2012, Tunisian courts will announce the verdict in the trial of Nabil Karoui, owner of the private channel Nessma TV, who has been prosecuted for broadcasting the animated film Persepolis by ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tunisia's interim government should drop its criminal investigation of a TV station for "defaming" ...

The popular uprising in Tunisia, which ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali after 23 years in power, is proving that clamping down on information outlets anywhere these days is like trying to put ...

TUNIS, TunisiaTUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s independent media regulator says it has shut down three broadcasters that were critical of the country’s president, who dissolved parliament and seized ...

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This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. REPORTING FROM TUNIS, TUNISIA -- In the latest turn in an increasingly ...

FILE - In this Jan.23 2012 file photo, the owner of the Tunisian private channel Nessma TV, Nabil Karoui, center, leaves the Tunis courthouse after attending his trial. A leading presidential ...

The controversial founder of a major private television channel in Tunisia has said he will run for presidency of the North African nation in November polls. Nabil Karoui, 50, announced his decision ...

The trial of a Tunisian TV station for airing the prize-winning animated feature "Persepolis" and allegedly insulting Islam was adjourned by a Tunisian court on Monday until April 19. The controversy ...

In a sign that conservative Islam could yet take hold in this modern, largely secular country—home to the Arab Spring’s first revolution—a feisty, blunt-talking TV executive was convicted on Thursday ...