Tunisia's new freedoms don't apply to all

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    Date: 
    24 July 2011

    Revolution in Tunisia has shattered the regime of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, offering Tunisians unfettered freedom to debate and criticise. Almost. A glaring exception is Samir Feriani, a security official arrested in May after fingering interior ministry officials for alleged human-rights abuses. Now Mr Feriani is under investigation for allegedly harming security and falsely accusing state agents.