[IRP] Réf.: Re: Slim Amamou (and other bloggers) arrested in Tunisia

[Jean Paul NKURUNZIZA]

Thank you for iinforming us. It sad to know Slim is under arrest. Let's hope that the situation in Tunisia evolves in a positive direction.
Regards

Le ven. 07 janv 2011 16:40 CET, Dixie Hawtin a ?crit?:

>Hi Meryem,
>
>I have heard about the very sorry situation in Tunisia and it is desperately sad that Slim has been targeted. Thanks for letting us know.
>
>I'm just wondering is there anything we can do? An online petition, or people we should send messages of support (or censure) to, or something else? Does anyone have any ideas? I would like us to respond in some way.
>
>Thanks,
>Dixie
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org [mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] On Behalf Of Meryem Marzouki
>Sent: 07 January 2011 15:28
>To: IRP; Expression IPjustice
>Subject: [IRP] Slim Amamou (and other bloggers) arrested in Tunisia
>
>Dear all,
>
>You've probably heard about the situation in Tunisia, with street  
>demonstrations, strikes and other actions following events in the  
>city of Sidi Bouzid since mid-December, when a young unemployed men  
>selling goods in the streets immolate himself after the police seized  
>his goods. He recently died. These protests and of course this  
>desperate act, are a consequence of corruption and very high level of  
>unemployment, especially for young people including highly educated  
>people, in the country.
>
>The Tunisian authorities exercizes severe repression against  
>protesters, and has intensified the censorship of the press and any  
>independent reporting and the targetting of any dissenting voice. In  
>particular, Slim Amamou - who recently participated to our  
>discussions on the IRP list, that's why I'm especially mentioning  
>him  - and other bloggers have been arrested, and there are no news  
>about their situation, except that Slim was detained at the ministry  
>of Interior headquarters.
>
>Information in English may be found at: http:// 
>globalvoicesonline.org/-/world/middle-east-north-africa/tunisia/ and  
>at: http://fr.readwriteweb.com/2011/01/07/divers/blogueur-slim-amamou- 
>auteur-sur-readwriteweb-arrt-en-tunisie-sidibouzid/? 
>utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A 
>+readwriteweb-france+%28ReadWriteWeb+France%29 (the latter article is  
>in French, but there are some comments in English at the bottom of  
>the page).
>
>There is also an audio interview in English, including an interview  
>of Slim - of course before his arrest - at: http://media.theworld.org/ 
>audio/010620118.mp3 (interview by Clark Boyd,BBC correspondent in  
>Brussels,published on 6 January).
>
>Wanted to let you know...
>
>Best,
>Meryem
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