article_snippet: There have been several apparent political assassinations.
article_snippet: "Country of the Year" for 2014.
article_snippet: Tunisia," the magazine wrote. "...
article_snippet: There was cautious optimism after the October 2011 elections --
article_snippet: The next two years saw some crackdowns on media freedom, as well as criticisms of efforts to criminalize blasphemy and inject strict religious discourse in mosques.
article_snippet: In 2013, two opposition leaders were assassinated.
article_snippet: CNN's Samira Said, Ashley Fantz, Alanne Orjoux, Gul Tuysuz, Sandrine Amiel, Antonia Mortensen, Laura Perez Maestro, Vasco Cotovio, as well as journalists Shokri Shihi, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Livia Borghese, contributed to this report.