Tunisia finished atop the medal table at the recent 6th World Taekwondo President's Cup Africa Senior tournament, securing a ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's Firas Katoussi won the Olympic gold medal in the men's taekwondo welterweight (-80kg) division in Paris on Friday, beating Iran's Mehran Barkhordari who claimed silver.

The men were jailed under article 230 of the penal ... penalty of "banishment", as "mediaeval and not consistent with Tunisia's evolution". Balkis Mechri of the local Human Rights League agreed.