January traditionally has been Tunisia’s month for political drama — a general strike in January 1978; a Libyan-supported insurrection in […]
After running leaked cables, websites face harassment
New York, December 10, 2010– The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns harassment of the Lebanese news website Al-Akhbar after it […]
WikiLeaks cables: Tunisia blocks site reporting ‘hatred’ of first lady
Tunisia has blocked the website of a Lebanese newspaper that published US cables released by WikiLeaks describing high-level corruption, a […]
Tunisia Blocks Wikileaks & Everyone Referencing it
Just as the stories are starting to get interesting, the Tunisian authorities block Wikileaks and every other form of leaks […]
Tunisia: Censorship Continues as Wikileaks Cables Make the Rounds
Tunisian activists pounced on the latest Wikileaks US Embassy Cables, dedicating a new website to republish and discuss the revelations […]
Tunisia: EU incentives contributing to new repression
Ben Ali’s regime competes with its homologues in Libya and Syria for the doubtful honor of being the most repressive […]
Africa-Resolution On Freedom Of Expression And Protection Of Journalists
We, Participants at the NGO Forum in preparation of the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and […]
No one in Tunisia has been jailed or harassed for being critical , says Ben Ali
While journalist Fahem Boukaddous is on a lengthy and life threatening hunger strike at Gafsa prison to protest, as you […]
Bin Ali Baba Tunisia’s last bey?
What happens when money, coercion and blood ties become the potion of power? A ‘state’ is born. Not ‘Tunis,’ that place of congeniality and conviviality as its Arabic name suggests. Rather, a different ‘Tunis,’ a Tunis, which is run and owned by a club of rich and powerful families. That ‘Tunis’ today conjures up a disturbing political triad […]
Tunisia is backtracking on women’s rights
Tunisia’s historical commitment to women’s rights is being used by Ben Ali as a smokescreen for the persecution they now […]
Tunisia: Doctored Photographs Symptomatic of the State of The National Press
The use of national media as an instrument of propaganda has been fairly well documented in Tunisia. Tunisian citizen media […]
A First glimpse at the Internet Filtering in Tunisia
We learned that the censorship imposed illegally on hundreds of Tunisian blogs and websites, both Tunisians and foreigners, was “shut […]
Human rights in Tunisia : No to opposition
THE government of Tunisia must do more to uphold human rights and the rule of law and to allow political […]
Censorship in Tunisia, a nightmare! A video clip about the ban of Flickr in Tunisia.
This video mashup is about the ban of Flickr, the popular and one of the best online photo-sharing website, in […]
Tunisian farmers say bank stole their land
Residents and farmers rally in front of the regional government house in Sidi Bouzid. A group of Tunisian farmers is […]
Anti-censorship movement in Tunisia: creativity, courage and hope!
Far from being exaggerated, the Tunisian anti-censorhip movement is one of the best innovative in the world and has been adopting creative approaches and tactics from its early beginning to its current stage.
Online Activism Meets Real World Activism: A Day Against Censorship
Tunisian activists geared up to organize a peaceful demonstration against censorship as part of the May 22 worldwide event announced […]
Tunisia goes Pinochet on journalist
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) “strongly resented” Tunisia’s use of security in raiding the house of opposition […]