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Themes Sami Ben Gharbia 03 April 2009

Interview with Robert Guerra about the Freedom on the Net Index

A new report on Internet freedom was launched by Freedom House, an organization which monitors freedom around the world. The “Freedom on the Net” study surveyed 15 countries on the basis of two key components: access to Web and mobile technology and the free flow of information through it. The report covered events that took place in the years 2007 and 2008, identifying new emerging threats to Internet freedom.

Themes Nawaat.org 02 April 2009

Freedom on the Net Index: Tunisia ranked worst, behind Cuba

Since traditional media are censored and tightly controlled by the government, the internet has been used as a relatively free and uncensored means of airing political and social opinions, and as an alternative field for public debates on serious political issues. This uncontrolled freedom of expression has led to the creation of an extensive censorship and filtering system.

Themes Nawaat.org 27 مارس 2009

البلوغرز… عدو النظام (العربي) رقم واحد

لم تعد الرقابة هي نفسها في العالم العربي. مع انتشار المدوّنات، بدأت السلطة توجّه سهامها إلى «البلوغرز»، فتحجب مواقعهم وتخطفهم وتعذّبهم… وتقف بالمرصاد لكلّ مَن تسوّل له نفسه «تهديد الأمن القومي» و«بثّ شائعات عن النظام». تمرّ المَشاهد سريعاً. لا يستطيع المُتصفّح تمييز كلّ تفاصيلها. لكنّ العمليّة واضحة: رجال شرطة يعرّون أحد المواطنين. يقيّدونه ويغتصبونه بـ… قنينة مشروبات!
Themes Slim Boukhdir 27 March 2009

Tunisian president calls criticism “unbecoming”

During his address to the nation on the anniversary of Tunisia’s independence on March 20, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali did not hesitate to reject critical journalism and the right of journalists to cover corruption or mistakes by the government. As customary, local groups concerned with press freedom, including the Tunisian Observatory for Press Freedom and the Tunisian Journalists’ Syndicate, hesitated

Themes CPJ 20 March 2009

CPJ presses Tunisia on poor press freedom record

The Committee to Protect Journalists urges you on the eve of the 53rd anniversary of Tunisia’s independence from France to end an ongoing cycle of repression of critical journalists and media outlets. We ask that you abide by the commitment you have made repeatedly since coming to power in 1987 to promote freedom of expression. The last time […]

Themes Nawaat.org 10 March 2009

Tunisia’s bloggers defy state censors

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.

Themes Sami Ben Gharbia 07 جويلية 2008

قمة أصوات عالمية ببودابست: بإتجاه حركة دولية لمناهضة الحجب

حضر المؤتمر أكثر من 200 مدون وناشط أنترنت من شتى أنحاء العالم ممثلين القارات الخمس و تمت تغطية الحدث على عدد من الصحف و المواقع المجلات العالمية كمجلة الإكونومست وصحيفة البايس الإسبانية. و يعد هذا المؤتمر الأول من نوعه من حيث حضور ممثلين عن الأركان الأربعة لحركة مناهضة الحجب و الرقابة في العالم: أكادميين و باحثين من مراكز دراسات