TUNIS — Amnesty International and Tunisia’s medical association Tuesday urged the government to allow health workers full freedom of expression, after authorities said medics must be pre-authorized to speak publicly about the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite controversy, the health ministry on Friday published a list of medics and health officials authorized to make declarations on the topic to the media or on social networks.
Amnesty International said the restrictions were “unnecessary and disproportionate and are clearly inconsistent with the right to freedom of expression”.
“This ministerial order is a blatant attempt by Tunisia’s authorities to censor health workers and sile…
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