Foreign tourists know Tunisia for its sunny beaches, ancient ruins and one of the Arab world’s most liberal societies. But for Tunisians, life is a daily tiptoe through a minefield of political taboos enforced by a vast security apparatus and heavily censored media. Now the country’s drive to embrace the internet is giving Tunisians an unexected new outlet to challenge authority.
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Lutfi Hajji: Tunis does not tolerate independent media
In the past few weeks, Tunisian authorities have tightened their grip on independent media. Among the government actions have been […]
Tunisia responds to critical CPJ report
We received a large package from the Tunisian Embassy in Washington on Friday. The package contained an official response to […]
Tunisie : Libération Du journaliste Slim Boukhdir
Reporters sans frontières a exprimé son soulagement à l’annonce de la libération, le 21 juillet 2008, de Slim Boukhdir, intervenue quatre mois avant le terme de sa peine. Le journaliste indépendant a souffert de conditions de détention très difficiles à la prison civile de Sfax (230 km au sud de Tunis), où il était incarcéré depuis le 26 novembre 2007.
Fighting for press freedom in Tunisia
Every once in a while you run across people whose courage makes you ask of yourself if you would act […]
Press Freedom Groups Raise Tunisian Concerns With French President
A coalition of international press freedom organisations has asked French President Nicolas Sarkozy not to underestimate human rights violations in […]
SNJT : bas les masques, arrêtons la comédie !!
Curieux paradoxe, l’adjectif « lâche » a aussi un sens….propre ! Il signifie : méprisable, abject, infâme. Mais il a, […]
