On July 15th the Haute Autorité Indépendante pour la Communication Audiovisuelle (HAICA) started seizing production and broadcasting equipment of media companies broadcasting illegally. On July 6th the HAICA issued a press statement demanding that all radio and television stations transmitting without a license must stop doing so before July 13th in order to respect the law. The deadline was later extended 24 hours.
Radio stations Nour FM and MFM, plus the TV station Insan TV have complied with HAICA’s request and suspended their broadcasts. HAICA has meanwhile confiscated equipment from Tounesna, Zitouna and the radio station Al Quran Al-Kareem.
Sources: directinfo.webmanagercenter.com, businessnews.com.tn et kapitalis.com
