Passer presque toutes mes journées au sein de l’Assemblée constituante au cours du mois passé ne m’a pas vraiment permis, contrairement à ce que peuvent penser les gens, à obtenir des documents importants afin de les transmettre au public.
Mission Impossible : Access to Information in the Constituent Assembly
Being at the Constituent Assembly nearly everyday for the past month or so has not, contrary to what people may think, helped me get most important documents out to the public. Until this day, there is no systemic way of accessing crucial information on committee work
Les nouvelles excuses de la commission des blessés de la révolution
Jeudi dernier, la session matinale de la séance plenière devait en effet traiter des dossiers des martyrs. Pourtant, en raison des événements du 9 avril et des tensions qu’ils ont causé, la conversation a vite tournée à un débat rhétorique.
تعليق عبد الرؤوف العيادي على اثر اقالته من الامانة العامة للمؤتمر
اصدر المكتب السياسي لحزب المؤتمر من اجل الجمهورية بيانا جاء فيه استياء و استغراب هؤلاء من التصريح الاخير الذي ادلى به الامين العام عبد الرؤوف العيادي بمناسبة مؤتمر حزب القوات اللبنانية. المؤتمر اعلن تبرئه مما جاء على لسان امينه العام مؤكدا انه متعارض مع الخط السياسي للحزب الشيء الذي انجر عنه اقالة هذا .الاخير من طرف المكتب السياسي
Now, a Wave of Excuses Surfaces in Treating Victims of the Uprisings
The commission specially dedicated to the revolution’s wounded and martyrs meets once a week – while the “foundational” commissions meet three times a week, each Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Increased pressure was placed on the assembly this past week.
Sustainably Combatting Unemployment with New Regional Development
The delicate social climate in most inner regions of Tunisia is a reminder of the tension that unemployment has created over the years. Gafsa, home to one of the largest employment producing companies in the region, the Gafsa Phosphate Company (Compagnie des Phosphates de Gafsa, CPG)
#JebaliLeaks: For Ennahda, More Good than Harm Done
Following and reading through the Hamadi Jebali email dump that was leaked this past Saturday has been like searching for a needle in a haystack. The dump, released by a group affiliated with the hacker collective Anonymous, contains close to 2,725 emails from Jebali’s Ennahda secretary general email account (which had a .gmail domain). The party has since condemned the hacking of the account.
Unemployment: Still the Heart of Tunisia’s Flame
Close to one year following the ouster of former president Ben Ali, The Bouzidi Voice, a blog from Sidi Bouzid, investigates the reasons behind the rampant unemployment. It offers explanations as to why the handicraft sector, for instance – which has been absorbing a significant level of unemployment in the region – has been suffering.
Local journalism collectives reclaim media space
A tool that has been used and abused by the former regime’s propaganda teams. Information in Tunisia is described as centralized and monopolized by a few media outlets that are usually headquartered in the capital, Tunis. One initiative however, spearheaded by Nawaat jointly […]
Time for a “Bourguibist” Comeback? Essebsi Butters up Tunisians in Monastir
The dome shaped room was a sea of red and white. It smelled of amber musk and sea. The attendees were mostly well over the age of 40, and the buzz of excitement was impossible to miss. You would think you were attending a Michael Jackson concert. […]
Youth-led Wiki Workshop Held at Nawaat HackerSpace
In an effort to increase the level of Tunisian participation in wiki-media, a workshop was held on Saturday, March 17, at Nawaat’s “Hackerspace” – a space designed to hold community events – to discuss the concept of wiki-media. The workshop was led by Yamen Bousrih, a young Tunisian cyber-activist.
OpenGovTN meeting exposes the need for pragmatic action to ensure transparency
Following a mostly online presence, a few members and supporters of the Tunisian OpenGov initiative gathered last night, March 10, 2012, at Nawaat’s Hackerspace – a community meeting space created by Nawaat to facilitate the exchange of ideas and resources – a perfect space for OpenGovTN to meet. OpenGovTN, an initiative that was launched some months ago, aims to institutionalize the concepts of open governance, open data, and transparency in a new Tunisia on all governmental fronts […]
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