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Alerts - Tunisia

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Tunisia

Judicial confusion puts press freedom in peril

Some articles of the criminal code are being used unlawfully to convict journalists and bloggers, yet these are obsolete under the new press code, law 115, says RSF.

Tunisia

Clashes erupt outside national TV station after talk of privatizing state media

Tension had been fuelled by recent talk of “privatization of the public media” by Ennahda Movement leader Rached Ghannouchi and Ennahda political bureau member Ameur Laarayedh.

Tunisia

Police attack journalists covering protest

The crackdown on protesters and journalists marked the worst violence seen in the country since the fall of Ben Ali's regime in January 2011.

Tunisia

Seven-year prison terms handed down for mockery of Islam

Human Rights Watch calls for the revision of laws that set prison terms for “offending public morals”.

Tunisia

Al Jazeera journalist expelled from meeting, attacked

While covering a meeting that brought together a number of political parties, Lotfi Hajji was expelled for his political views and assaulted outside of the meeting hall.

Tunisia

Journalists attacked by police while filming union protest

RSF is aware of at least seven attacks on journalists during the demonstration, with one assault resulting in a broken arm for one of the journalists.

Tunisia

Newspaper director released pending trial

After having been kept in pretrial detention for a week, Nasreddine Ben Saïda was released pending his trial on 8 March 2012.

Tunisia

New authorities use old methods to detain newspaper publisher

Nasreddine Ben Saida remains in pre-trial custody on charges carrying a possible sentence of six months to five years in prison, despite the implementation of a new press law which protects journalists from such charges.

Tunisia

Court urged to drop prison sentence given to journalist

An appeals court should throw out the prison sentence against journalist Abdel Aziz al-Jaridi at a 10 February hearing and authorities should use his case as an opportunity to break from the repressive practices of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's era, CPJ said.

Tunisia

Rapper arrested, detained, for lyrics critical of outcome of revolution

Anis Al-Marabty was arrested at his home by plainclothes officers who, after asking him if he was the author of the song "Shy Matbadel" [Nothing has changed], confiscated his computer and took him to an unknown location.

Tunisia

Director charged for broadcasting "Persepolis"; journalists assaulted

For broadcasting the film, Nabil Karoui faces up to three years in prison for libeling a religion, and up to five years for distributing or displaying information "that can harm public order or good morals."

Tunisia

Media independence crucial to democratic transition, says ARTICLE 19

The announcement made by Interim Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali to appoint editors-in-chief and managing directors of media goes against international obligations of the Tunisian Government to provide for media independence.

Tunisia

Fundamentalists disrupting college campuses

Demonstrators who are demanding imposition of their own interpretation of Islam in the curriculum and in campus life have interrupted classes, prevented students from taking exams, confined deans in their offices, and intimidated women professors.

Tunisia

Authorities shut down TV station, extremists try to burn down another

A judge called for Tunisia TV's closure after it aired an interview with a Tunisian Communist Labor Party leader, in violation of election regulations.

Tunisia

ANHRI condemns use of violence against peaceful protesters

Police assaulted protesters and used tear gas to suppress a demonstration in front of the Ministry of the Interior.

Tunisia

Court upholds order requiring filtering of porn sites

RSF reiterates its opposition to filtering, which has proved to be ineffective in other countries in the past and ends up blocking websites that are not targeted as well as those that are.

Tunisia

Police attack journalists during Tunis demonstrations

RSF regards Prime Minister Essebsi's comments about journalists, portraying them as troublemakers and blaming them for the current unrest, as dangerous for the state of free expression in the country.

Tunisia

New decree on access to information rolls back culture of secrecy

While Article 19 welcomes the adoption of the decree, it remains concerned that the exceptions to the right to access to information are overly broad and can largely undermine the impact of the Decree in assuring transparency and accountability.

Tunisia

Police inaction allowed assault on film screening, says Human Rights Watch

"Secularism, If God Wills" was presented during an evening in support of Tunisians who have been assaulted, threatened, and denounced by persons who consider their artistic creations offensive to Islam.

Tunisia

Call for release of would-be whistle-blower police officer

In a letter, Samir Feriani named high-level interior ministry officials whom he said bore responsibility for killing protesters during the revolution.

Tunisia

Draft election decree must protect freedom of expression, cautions ARTICLE 19

ARTICLE 19's analysis of the decree calls for an improved framework that would fully incorporate relevant international standards on freedom of expression and guarantee respect for freedom of expression and media freedom during the election process.

Tunisia

Journalists beaten by police in central Tunis

"The police violence against these journalists is like a bad memory," said RSF Secretary-General Jean-François Julliard. "It is as if the old methods are back just four months after President Ben Ali's fall."

Tunisia

French photographer dies in hospital following tear gas attack

Lucas Mebrouk Dolega was covering demonstrations in front of the Interior Ministry building on 14 January when he was struck by a tear gas canister.

Tunisia

President's promises must be followed by action, says RSF

Shortly after the president's address, websites that had been blocked for years became accessible.

Tunisia

IFJ backs journalists' strike against violence and press gag

"Journalists in Tunisia are right to show solidarity with citizens and to oppose violent repression of the people's right to express their legitimate concerns," said IFJ.

Tunisia

Censorship continues as more journalists are arrested

Nissar Ben Hassen was arrested after posting online video footage of events in Chebba, and Moez Jemai was sprayed with a disabling gas before being arrested.

Tunisia

Wave of arrests of bloggers and activists

Police reportedly arrested the bloggers to question them about hacking into government websites by the militant group Anonymous.

Tunisia

Internet censors move into top gear in response to widespread unrest

Sensitive social and political topics were already heavily censored online, but the authorities have tried to impose even tighter controls, RSF noted.

Tunisia

Journalist in intensive care following attack by police

Nebrass Hedhili was beaten repeatedly by the police, who left him almost unconscious on the side of the road outside the city.

Tunisia

Two journalists arrested in relation to Sidi Bouzid riots

Mouldi Zouabi was detained while covering a gathering organised by lawyers at the Jendouba courthouse, while Ammar Amroussia was arrested by police in Gafsa.

Tunisia

Police violently prevent journalists from covering Sidi Bouzid riots

Journalist Zouhayr Makhlouf was assaulted by the police in front of his home, while his daughter and wife were watching, for not complying with orders to not go to Sidi Bouzid.

Tunisia

Taoufik Ben Brik's son harassed and threatened by police officers

The police officers threatened to shave the head of the 14 year-old boy and force him to enroll in the military.

Tunisia

Authorities urged to drop charges against Mouldi Zouabi

The journalist faces assault charges related to an April 2010 episode and defamation charges related to a 2009 story criticising the Tunisian Boy Scouts.

Tunisia

Lebanese newspaper's website blocked after publishing WikiLeaks documents

The "Al-Akhbar" newspaper's website was blocked after it published correspondence between the Tunisian and US foreign affairs departments.

Egypt / Tunisia

Disinformation campaign by Tunisia's government in Egyptian newspapers

The newspaper advertisements were in the form of articles and did not clearly state that they were written in Tunisia by the Tunisian media.

Tunisia

Website blocked soon after its launch

The government gave no specific reason for the blocking of the website of the Tunisian Observatory for Union Rights and Freedoms.

Tunisia

ANHRI denounces ongoing police harassment of Tunisian League for Human Rights

League members suffer personal assaults as well as restrictions on their personal activities and their right to express, participate and organise.

Tunisia

ANHRI condemns actions against opposition newspapers

A newspaper manager is facing charges of publishing false information, while ANHRI believes the security forces prevented the printing of an issue of another newspaper.

Tunisia

IFJ condemns police obstruction of demonstration for imprisoned journalist

Demonstrators were prevented from gathering outside the Gafsa prison where they had planned to show their support for Fahem Boukadous.

Tunisia

Wave of measures designed to intimidate and silence government critics

"The authorities are trying to rein in criticism of journalist Fahem Boukadous' imprisonment. We reiterate our call for his immediate and unconditional release," RSF said.

Tunisia

Website blocked before its official launch

A message from journalist AlFahim Boukadous's wife, which was published on the site, may have led to the blocking, ANHRI said.

Tunisia

Copies of opposition newspaper confiscated

Members of the Progressive Democratic Party and newspaper readers were surprised to find "AlMowqef" weekly missing from distribution outlets.

Tunisia

Ruling party henchman files complaint against journalist after assaulting him

Mouldi Zouabi faces charges of "aggravated violence and public insults" against his attacker.

Tunisia

Journalist Fahem Boukaddous sentenced to four years in prison

Boukaddous was prosecuted in relation to video reports the journalist made in 2008 for el Hiwar el Tounissi TV concerning demonstrations in the Gafsa mining region.

Tunisia

IPI condemns passage of act targeting free flow of information

Press freedom activists and other human rights defenders now face up to 12 years in jail, IPI stressed.

Tunisia

CPJ condemns police harassment of journalist Taoufik Ben Brik

Ben Brik was leaving his home when police officers threatened him, saying "the day will come when we will kill you".

Tunisia

Journalist beaten by police

Eight plainclothes police officers arrived at the home of Zuhair Makhlouf and informed him that he was under arrest.

Tunisia

CPJ urges government to end harassment of independent journalists

Attacks on local and international journalists have sharply increased since the October 2009 reelection campaign of President Ben Ali.

Tunisia

Tunisian authorities try to silence Human Rights Watch

Police blocked journalists from attending a Human Rights Watch briefing to release a report critical of the government.

Tunisia

Lawyer Mohamed Abbou harassed, documents seized at Tunis airport

Abbou was subjected to a strip search by officers at the airport shortly after his plane landed on 27 February 2010.

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