On the eve of the trial of Tunisian journalist Omar Mestiri, the members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) Tunisian Monitoring Group (TMG) are calling for charges to be dropped, and for a cessation in free expression violations in Tunisia. Mestiri, managing editor of the online magazine "Kalima", is due to appear in court on 16 August 2007 in Tunis on charges of defamation that could lead to his imprisonment for up to three years.
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