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Tunisia jails 16 Islamists over art riots

Art once again proves its ability to provoke, with a Tunisian court handing down one-month jail terms to 16 people implicated in violence connected to an art exhibit that was deemed offensive to Islam.

25 Jan 2013

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Art once again proves its ability to provoke, with a Tunisian court handing down one-month jail terms to 16 people implicated in violence connected to an art exhibit that was deemed offensive to Islam.

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