(ANSA) - TUNIS, MAY 31 - Artists and entertainers, alongside
members of the Constituent Assembly and civil society
representatives have staged a sit-in of solidarity for the actor
Rajab Magri, who was attacked by Salafis. On May 24 the
extremists attacked Magri (hospitalised for the injuries
suffered), accusing him of being an unbeliever.
During the sit-in held in front of the Constituent Assembly
building, the charges were reiterated against the Salafis, who
over the past few months have stepped up acts of violence
against those working in the Tunisian world of culture. The
protestors demanded that the authorities take effective action
to halt the escalating violence which many Tunisian artists have
been subjected to, and received statements of solidarity from
secular and reformist representatives of the Constituent
Assembly and Tunisian civil society organisations.
Meanwhile, a journalist working for an online economic
publication attacked at the exit to a Tunis underground station
has accused in no uncertain terms the Salafis for what happened.
The journalist said that she had been pushed to the ground and beaten by a Salafi who reproached her for having gone out without covering her arms. According to her report, the initial attacker was joined by six others who beat her in front of the crowd until a passer-by, at the risk of being beaten up as well, managed to save her from further violence. (ANSAmed).
The journalist said that she had been pushed to the ground and beaten by a Salafi who reproached her for having gone out without covering her arms. According to her report, the initial attacker was joined by six others who beat her in front of the crowd until a passer-by, at the risk of being beaten up as well, managed to save her from further violence. (ANSAmed).
