TV station shut down causes protests in Tunisia

Tunisia's interim government shut down the broadcast of Hannibal TV, a private television company that has been running for five years. The reason they gave was that the television company had committed "grand treason" trying to "destabilize the country." Many Tunisians do not agree with their interim government, however, and took to the streets to protest for hours on Sunday. They say the shut down of a private television company is a direct threat to freedom of the press. It is also believed that the issues the government had with the company could have been worked out without shutting down the station so abruptly.

-Abbey Smith