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| Tunisia: all political prisoners released |
| 2011-03-03 |
| [Ennahar] All political prisoners in Tunisia have been released, said on Wednesday the lawyer Samir Ben Omar, secretary general of the International Association to Support Political Prisoners. "The last political prisoners in Tunisia have been released Wednesday," said Mr. Ben Omar, adding that "in total, approximately 800 political prisoners have regained their freedom, in groups since Monday night. "Between 300 and 400 were released Wednesday," he said, asserting that "the Tunisian prisons are now empty of political prisoners." |
| Posted by:Fred |