Al Jazeera journalists detained in Radès, forced to delete photos

According to Lotfi Hajji, director of Al Jazeera's Tunis office, the journalists were taken to a police station in Radès, interrogated for nearly an hour, and then released. However, they were compelled to delete the photos taken for their work before their release. Similar incidents have affected several journalists working for other television channels in recent weeks.

This incident raises concerns about the conditions under which journalists can perform their work in the field and document matters of public interest. A call has been made for journalists to work "in complete freedom," noting that in the age of smartphones, citizens themselves document and widely disseminate events, making any attempt to prevent media coverage illusory.