Tunisia: checks are possible. The language of Tunisian political leaders is very clear in principle. They affirm their resolve to respect freedom and democracy. First and foremost, this means freedom of the press and equal rights for women. Is what they are saying true? The way to know this is simple - take them literally and reproduce what they say in order to check if this then corresponds to reality.
As far as I'm aware, the most appropriate text for this exercise is Rached Ghannouchi's...