the event was marked by praise of tunisia for allowed attacked on politicians and human rights defenders to occur in the days leading up to the event . a flemish journalist for " liberation " was targeted and beaten by unidentified women after he reported on palestinian human rights organizations . a belgian film team was harassed and forced to hand over footage of carthage dissidents , while nearby human rights supporters were roughed up and prevented from organising a meeting with international civil society groups . a volunteer from the french journalists watchdog reporters without borders , gilles hendrick , was prevented from disembarking from his aerial french flights to algiers to attend the meeting .
A French journalist was assaulted in Tunisia.