An elderly man is in serious condition after setting himself on fire in southern Tunisia this week – in an apparent attempt to draw attention to the dire economic situation in the North African country. The act speaks to simmering…
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Tunisia: Censorship and Freedom of Speech in the Year That Was
| Written by Afef Abrougui | Sourced from Global Voices (Creative Commons) | Former Tunisian President Zeine El Abidine Ben Ali was an enemy to freedom of speech. With its heavy tactics, his regime attempted to silence all dissidents. The…
Tagged with: ATI Technologies, Ben Ali, censorship, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Saudi Arabia, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, Tunisian Internet Agency, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Posted in Censorship, Free Speech, Government Control
Posted in Censorship, Free Speech, Government Control
Human Rights: Arab Spring Gets Mixed Results in Advancing Human Rights
While the so-called Arab Spring, which continues to this day, has had mixed results in advancing human rights, activists around the world say they have been inspired by the movement to fight for change in their own countries. Some are…
Tunisia Testing Newfound Freedom of Expression
By Lisa Bryant | Tunis Tunisia’s revolution has exploded longstanding curbs to free expression. Media, civil society groups and political parties are flowering. Journalist and blogger Haythem el Mekki, 29, earns a living poking fun at politicians for Tunisia’s popular…
Tagged with: Ben Ali, Ennahdha, Habib Bourguiba, Islam, Islamism, Tunis, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Posted in Freedom of Expression, Human Rights
Posted in Freedom of Expression, Human Rights
Tunisia: A Chance to Get Things Right?
Written by Rebecca MacKinnon This coming Sunday (October 23rd, 2011), Tunisia will hold elections for the constituent assembly that will be tasked with re-writing the country’s constitution. While this election is only the first step in a long and winding…
Tunisian Internet Agency Admits to Testing Western Companies’ Censorship Software
By: Qichen Zhang At the third annual Arab Bloggers Meeting this week, it was revealed that Tunisia has been secretly testing western companies’ censorship software. AB11’s website recently reported that software companies offered discounts to the Tunisian government in order…
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Posted in Internet Censorship
Posted in Internet Censorship
EFF Supports Tunisian Internet Agency in Protecting Free Expression Online
Written by Jillian York For years, Tunisians suffered in relative media silence as the Ben Ali regime curtailed digital rights, blocking websites and surveilling citizens. Then, thanks to the hard work of Tunisian free expression advocates who for many years…
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Posted in Human Rights, Internet Censorship
Posted in Human Rights, Internet Censorship
Tunisia: Police Brutally Disperses Peaceful Protesters
Tunisian police brutally dispersed protesters outside the headquarters of the Cabinet yesterday (July 15). The protesters were calling for reform and were planning to launch a third sit-in at Kasbah square, which is the epicenter of protests in the Tunisian…
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Posted in Human Rights
Posted in Human Rights
Tunisian Press Fears Return to Censorship
A new report from international media watchdogs argues that for Tunisia’s democratic transition to succeed, the country needs a strong and independent press. The International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG) urged the interim government to eliminate censorship,…
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Posted in Censorship, Media Censorship
Posted in Censorship, Media Censorship
This Week in Internet Censorship
Canadian Filtering Tool Used in Middle East Canadian company Netsweeper produces filtering software that is utilized by several countries to block web sites across various categories. In Yemen, popular blogging site Tumblr is blocked, due to Netsweeper’s categorization of the…
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