Tunisia: Jailed activist sews mouth shut
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Tunisian activist Neila Charchour Hachicha reports that Mohamed Abbou, jailed for criticizing Tunisia's president in an article on the internet, has sewed his own mouth shut in protest.
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Tunisian activist Neila Charchour Hachicha reports that Mohamed Abbou, jailed for criticizing Tunisia's president in an article on the internet, has sewed his own mouth shut in protest.
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