# Tunisian police arrest prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, union says

https://mins.news/en/item/45844

- Reuters, 2026-09-04 18:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/tunisian-police-arrest-prominent-journalist-mohamed-yousfi-union-says-2026-09-04/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9b08546f821100011666e9

> Tunisian police arrested prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi on Friday, according to the head of the Tunisian journalists’ syndicate. Yousfi has been an outspoken critic of President Kais Saied’s policies, the union official told Reuters.

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