By Reuters Staff
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TUNIS, April 19 (Reuters) - The new head of Tunisia’s state news agency resigned on Monday after its journalists demonstrated against his appointment in protest at what they called an attempt to undermine editorial independence.
Despite Kamel Ben Younes’ resignation, the agency’s journalists pledged to hold their first-ever strike on April 22 to denounce the storming of the agency’s headquarters by police last week.
Dozens of protesting journalists had gathered in front of Tunis Afrique Presse’s (TAP) headquarters on April 13 to try to stop Ben Younes from entering, but police later forced a way in and beat journalists.
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