Posts Tagged ‘Tunisia’
October 17th, 2011
Thousands of demonstrators took part in an anti-censorship march in the
Tunisian capital on Sunday. As the debate between Islamic conservatives and secularists continues in the country, the liberal demonstrators gathered for the march, dubbed ”Aataqni” or “set me free” in Tunisian Arabic. The movement follows
opposing protests last week, after the decision by Nessma TV to air the film Persepolis. The demonstrators at the Aataqni protest were alarmed by the reaction of the Islamists to the animated film, claiming if that kind of censorship was accepted, it could lead to censorship of other programs.
October 11th, 2011
Hundreds of protesters have attacked a private television company in
Tunisia in protest over the broadcast of the award winning film “
Persepolis.” The protesters, who believe that the animated film denigrates Islam, attacked the TV station Nessma in Tunisia’s capital on Sunday. Police used
tear gas to disperse the crowd and made 40 arrests. The film, which is about the 1979 Iranian revolution, was aired on Friday. Following the broadcast,
according to Nebil Karoui, the head of Nessma, messages appeared on Facebook calling for the station to be burned down and its journalists killed.
September 30th, 2011
Police commissioner Samir Feriani has been acquitted of “harming security of state” after criticising continued role of Ben Ali-era security officials. Index on Censorship reports
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August 22nd, 2011
Radio Gafsa, a radio station located in the southern
Tunisian city of Gafsa, was
attacked by a group of 20 men on 2 August. They reportedly ransacked the premises and terrified employees.
March 24th, 2011
The 11th annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards, sponsored by SAGE, were presented tonight (24 March) at a ceremony in London hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby
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February 25th, 2011
Police in Harare this week
arrested 46 activists and trade union members who were watching videos of demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia. They have been charged with treason for trying to organise an uprising against the government. Lawyers for some of the detained
allege that they have been beaten while in custody.
February 8th, 2011
Tunisia’s uprising has transfixed Egypt’s elite but Mubarak’s survival strategy proves he has learnt nothing from Ben Ali’s fall, writes Kamel Labidi
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January 25th, 2011
Will the return of Tunisia’s Islamists help or hinder the national democratic project? An-Nahda’s return will test its leader’s commitment to free expression and free association. Rohan Jayasekera reports
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