Tunisia confiscates issue of French paper

An issue of the French daily paper, Le Figaro, was banned in Tunisia because an article was deemed "offensive to Islam". Tuesday's issue was confiscated by the authorities under a law for the protection of religion that was also used in February to seize copies of the newspaper France Soir. The offending piece was headlined "What should the free world do in the face of Islamist intimidation?" In voicing regret at the ban, the Paris-based press watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, agreed that the article was "very aggressive towards Muslims", but added: "It is up to Tunisian readers to form their own opinion and not for the Tunisian authorities to filter information." (Via Reporters Without Borders)