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The lawyer of a Tunisian gay rights and democracy activist said she was accused of 'insulting' police officers and sentenced to prison while filing a complaint.
It is not clear how many cases of the variant have been recorded by the country.
Libya's interim government called on UN experts to publish a report containing allegations of vote-buying during UN-led peace talks.
Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, elected last month transitional prime minister during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), has to face reports of vote-buying during the UN-led peace talks
UN experts found that during the Tunisia talks, two participants offered bribes of between $150,000 to $200,000 to at least three LPDF participants if they voted for Dbeibah as PM.
Tunisia's main parliamentary bloc Ennahdha rallied thousands of people Saturday in a demonstration.
Despite the challenges, human rights defenders across the Middle East and North Africa are continuing their battle for civil rights in the face of increasing oppression.
Comment: In India, an increasingly authoritarian government combined with Twitter's willingness to put stakeholders before users raises questions over freedom of speech, writes Jillian C. York.
After a two month spell in prison, Nabil Karoui has been released on bail, but still faces charges of money laundering and tax evasion.
Dozens of Algerian students defied police Tuesday to demonstrate in the capital Algiers.
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