‘Journalists are not terrorists’: Tunisian journalists protest ‘repressive’ laws
19 May 2023 |
11:51 am
In Tunisia, journalists protest against anti-terror laws used to jail journalists. Also, gay rights activists in Namibia welcome a ruling recognising foreign same-sex marriages, although such unions are still forbidden in the country. And Morocco celebrates its ancestral sport of "sand hockey", known locally as "mokhacha".
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