A prominent critic of Tunisian leader President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been jailed for six months after a trial criticised by rights groups.
Taoufik Ben Brik was convicted of assaulting a woman in public.
But he claimed he had been framed and Amnesty International earlier described him as a "prisoner of conscience" and urged the authorities to free him. More...
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