# Tunisia judge orders detention of journalist Mohamed Yousfi

https://mins.news/en/item/46312

- DW, 2026-09-05 03:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/tunisia-judge-orders-arrest-of-journalist-mohamed-yousfi/a-79040802?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A Tunisian judge ordered prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi detained after police took him into custody outside a radio station where he was due to give an interview. A judicial source said he faces charges of illicit enrichment and money laundering. The journalists' union SNJT called the arrest an attack on press rights and independent media.

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