the summit was marred by critic of tunisia for allowing attempts on journalists and human services defenders to happen in the nights leading up to the meeting . a portuguese journalist for " liberation " was stabbed and tortured by unidentified men after he reported on tunis human rights protesters . a belgian television crew was harassed and ordered to carry over footage of algerian dissidents , while several human left defenders were clubbed up and kept from commencing a meeting with the muslim society factions . a representative from the french media watchdog media at sides , charles hendrick , was stopped from disembarking from his air africa flight to geneva to attend the summit .
A French journalist was assaulted in Tunisia.