Tunisia

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Campaigns and Advocacy

8 February 2012

Confirmation of court order could lead to return of Internet censorship

As the Tunisian Internet Agency has neither the financial resources nor technical capacity to establish a filtering system, it did not comply with the August 2011 court decision and referred the case to the country’s highest appeal court.
27 January 2012

IFEX-TMG delegation meets members of the Constituent Assembly

The delegation reaffirmed the necessity to enshrine the right to freedom of expression in the future constitution, to guarantee press freedom and the independence of public service media.

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From the Communiqué

21 December 2011

Free expression landscape in state of malaise post-Ben Ali, says IFEX-TMG

At the conference, PEN Tunisia President Naziha Rejiba reiterated the call for free expression, access to information and media independence to be guaranteed under the country's new Constitution Almost a year after the overthrow of President Ben Ali, the free expression field is in a state of "malaise" due to decades of censorship and repression, said members of the IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG). Meeting in Tunis last week to discuss the free expression landscape in the new Tunisia, IFEX-TMG members came up with a slew of recommendations that could help the country move forward.
26 October 2011

Media freedom in question after first post-revolution elections

Manoubia Bouazizi, mother of Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian man who set himself on fire in an act of protest which inspired the Arab Spring, gestures after casting her ballot at a polling station in Marsa district With 90 per cent of eligible voters in Tunisia participating in a free election for the first time in 55 years on 23 October, IFEX members are calling for numerous reforms and political commitments to nurture this great yearning for democracy. Violent attacks on a Tunis TV station earlier this month have hit home the need for security, legal reform and educational campaigns.
22 June 2011

Strong media and civil society needed post-revolution, says IFEX-TMG

If Tunisians are to play an informed part in the country's democratic transition, they need a free and independent media and a strong, democratic and open civil society, says the first report to be published by the IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG) since the fall of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali's 23-year-old regime.

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Reports

20 December 2011

Human Rights Watch calls for dismantling of repressive Ben-Ali-era laws

The Constituent Assembly should urgently revise laws to ensure freedom of speech and the independence of the judiciary, Human Rights said in its report.
5 December 2011

IFEX-TMG UPR Submission to 13th Session

IFEX-TMG Contribution on Tunisia to the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism, 13th Session (21st May - 1st June 2012).


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Alerts

Court urged to drop prison sentence given to journalist 7 February 2012 Rapper arrested, detained, for lyrics critical of outcome of revolution 6 February 2012 Director charged for broadcasting "Persepolis"; journalists assaulted 26 January 2012 Media independence crucial to democratic transition, says ARTICLE 19 11 January 2012 Fundamentalists disrupting college campuses 13 December 2011 Authorities shut down TV station, extremists try to burn down another 12 October 2011 ANHRI condemns use of violence against peaceful protesters 17 August 2011 Court upholds order requiring filtering of porn sites 16 August 2011 Police attack journalists during Tunis demonstrations 21 July 2011 New decree on access to information rolls back culture of secrecy 12 July 2011 Police inaction allowed assault on film screening, says Human Rights Watch 4 July 2011 Call for release of would-be whistle-blower police officer 9 June 2011 Draft election decree must protect freedom of expression, cautions ARTICLE 19 18 May 2011 Journalists beaten by police in central Tunis 9 May 2011 French photographer dies in hospital following tear gas attack 17 January 2011 President's promises must be followed by action, says RSF 14 January 2011 IFJ backs journalists' strike against violence and press gag 14 January 2011 Censorship continues as more journalists are arrested 12 January 2011 Wave of arrests of bloggers and activists 7 January 2011 Internet censors move into top gear in response to widespread unrest 6 January 2011 Journalist in intensive care following attack by police 4 January 2011 Two journalists arrested in relation to Sidi Bouzid riots 30 December 2010 See all alerts: Tunisia
 
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