00:00International journalism organizations have condemned the conviction of an independent Tunisian journalist,
00:06describing it as an escalation of the country's assault on the press.
00:10Ziyad Elheni was given four more years in prison, this time on terrorism-related charges,
00:15just months after he was handed a year in jail over remarks he made about press freedom.
00:20He's a vocal critic of President Kaye Saeed.
00:23The latest case relates to his request to verify leaked audio recordings attributed to politician Monde Alunisi,
00:30a former interim leader of an opposition movement.
00:34Elhenid refused to hand over his mobile phone in the absence of a warrant in order to protect his sources.
