a journalist for the french daily news , nicolas boltanski , was attacked on friday by several police in a district of tunis , wherever he was reporting on the torture of lgbt rights activists . he was reportedly beaten and stabbed with a knife in the face by four apparent assailants near his hotel in the embassy district . boltanski was subsequently beaten in the face by pepper spray . he called for help , but the policemen on guard outside the nearby czech city did not notice , leading to him .
A French journalist was assaulted in Tunisia.