Sunday, May 26, 2013

Feminist faces six months in jail for carrying pepper spray

The lawyer of a Tunisian woman who gained notoriety for posting online topless pictures of herself as a protest says she faces six months in prison for carrying a dangerous object.
Mokhtar Jannene said Friday his client Amina Tyler has been charged with possessing a pen-sized personal protection device containing tear gas or pepper spray. Tyler was arrested after she tried to hold a protest for the rights of women Sunday in the religious centre of Kairouane

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