[IRP] [Expression] Update on Censorship in Tunisia

Tue Jan 18 06:17:30 EET 2011

> the (happy) breaking news is that slim amamou was nominated for
> the post of secretary of state for youth in the ministry of youth and
> sports.
>
> one week ago he was in jail, now he promoting the youth in the
> ministery ...

Amazing, but a reliable indication that real change is taking place in Tunisia

Milton L. Mueller
Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Internet Governance Project
http://blog.internetgovernance.org

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hatem zidi
open source expert & integrator
http://about.me/hatemzidi

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 22:18, Lee W McKnight <lmcknigh at syr.edu<mailto:lmcknigh at syr.edu>> wrote:
> According to NY Times, President has left Tunisia, Prime Minister is in 'charge.'
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/world/africa/15tunis.html?hp
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Lisa Horner [LisaH at global-partners.co.uk<mailto:LisaH at global-partners.co.uk>]
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 4:11 PM
> To: Lee W McKnight; hatem zidi; Ben Wagner
> Cc: Expression IPjustice; IRP
> Subject: RE: [IRP] [Expression] Update on Censorship in Tunisia
>
> Hi all
>
> This is indeed good and relieving news - thanks to everyone who's been keeping us updated.  I'm just wondering why has there been such a sudden and dramatic U-turn on the part of the government?  Any information from those on the ground with better insight into the dynamics at play here would be much appreciated.
>
> All the best,
> Lisa
>
> ________________________________________
> From: irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org<mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org> [irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org<mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org>] On Behalf Of Lee W McKnight [lmcknigh at syr.edu<mailto:lmcknigh at syr.edu>]
> Sent: 14 January 2011 14:29
> To: hatem zidi; Ben Wagner
> Cc: Expression IPjustice; IRP
> Subject: Re: [IRP] [Expression] Update on Censorship in Tunisia
>
> Hatem,
>
> Great to hear.
>
> We all have our fingers crossed for you, Slim, and everyone too.
>
> The optimist in me feels this may be more than a small step and may echo well beyond Tunisia.
>
> The realist...says hang in there.
>
> Lee McKnight
> ________________________________________
> From: irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org<mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org> [irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org<mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org>] On Behalf Of hatem zidi [hatem.zidi at gmail.com<mailto:hatem.zidi at gmail.com>]
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:12 PM
> To: Ben Wagner
> Cc: Expression IPjustice; IRP
> Subject: Re: [IRP] [Expression] Update on Censorship in Tunisia
>
> hey all
>
> i am leaving in tunisia and i want to confirm that most of the
> censored sites are now accessible freely after the last presidential
> speech.
>
> the historical pro-state first channel is showing actually a debat
> show where -as a tunisian- we are hearing many taboo subjects in the
> discussion (free expression, freedom of media, internet censorship ..)
>
> another happy news is that our friends slim amamou and and azyz amamya
> are now free and they will be home tomorrow morning.
> we were able to contact them and now that they are in good shape
>
> a little step for human rights and a lot of promises ... however, we
> keep our fingers crossed
>
> have a nice day
> --
> hatem zidi
> open source expert & integrator
> http://about.me/hatemzidi
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 22:03, Ben Wagner <b at nwagner.org<mailto:b at nwagner.org>> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> following the lively debate on both lists regarding the current situation in Tunisia, I though the following developments might be of interest. A few hours ago the Tunisian President went on national state television to proclaim a variety of far-reaching changes, among them the end of Internet censorship.
>>
>> Since this speech I have received a variety of reports from friends and colleagues in Tunisia that many sites that were previously blocked have been unblocked in the last few hours, most notably Youtube. I would be interested to hear whether anyone else can confirm this.
>>
>> Of course, these 'promises' do little to change the massive human rights violations that have taken place recently in Tunisia. Rather they are are a sign of the massive pressure the regime is currently under.
>>
>> Best,
>> Ben
>>
>>
>> On 11 Jan 2011, at 19:56, Michael Gurstein wrote:
>>
>>> There is very little coverage in Canada that I can see or in the US media
>>> which also have access to via cable... In the US its wall to wall Giffords.
>>>
>>> M
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org<mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org>
>>> [mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org<mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org>] On Behalf Of M I
>>> Franklin
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 9:02 AM
>>> To: Meryem Marzouki; Expression IPjustice; IRP
>>> Subject: Re: [IRP] [Expression] Slim Amamou (and other bloggers) arrested in
>>> Tunisia
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> Thanks Meryem, Walid, and Hatem for this additional info.
>>>
>>> FYI, the events are being covered by the BBC (general news) and Dutch
>>> national TV and online/print newspapers(steady and regular). I also saw a
>>> French (TV5) roundtable on their regular media/journo. show (the 'Kiosk') ;
>>> mainstream news media taking an interest here.
>>>
>>> Is this the case elsewhere?
>>>
>>> best
>>> MF
>>>
>>> --On Tuesday, January 11, 2011 17:40 +0100 Meryem Marzouki
>>> <meryem at marzouki.info<mailto:meryem at marzouki.info>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks Walid and Hatem for these updates. This, in itself, shows the
>>>> level of disinformation due to the censorship and now to the bloody
>>>> repression. It seemed from an interview of a member of the Tunisian
>>>> pirate party published yesterday by Le Monde that only Azyz Amami was
>>>> still retained (in French: http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/
>>>> 2011/01/10/les-tunisiens-osent-enfin-parler-entre-eux-et-cela-aucune-
>>>> censure-ne-l-arretera_1463210_651865.html#ens_id=1289018).
>>>>
>>>> It's good to know that Slim and others seem physically safe, but one
>>>> obviously fears that the charges will be very serious: it's likely
>>>> that the governement will accuse them for the cyber-attacks against
>>>> official website, which would probably be qualified as "terrorist
>>>> acts".
>>>>
>>>> In the mean time, the number of deaths is dramatically increasing.
>>>>
>>>> Meryem
>>>>
>>>> Le 11 janv. 11 ? 16:54, hatem zidi a ?crit :
>>>>
>>>>> dear all
>>>>>
>>>>> i have the information that slim's family just visited him and his in
>>>>> good shape and they confirm that he wasn't tortured or mistreated.
>>>>>
>>>>> we are still waiting for the official confirmation about the charges
>>>>> against him
>>>>>
>>>>> have a nice day
>>>>> --
>>>>> hatem zidi
>>>>> open source expert & integrator
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 13:01, Walid Al-Saqaf <admin at alkasir.com<mailto:admin at alkasir.com>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Dear Meryem & friends,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It appears that Slim and the others are still in detention. A friend
>>>>>> from Tunisia here in the Cairo event just told me that this
>>>>>> information is just
>>>>>> to introduce the news about their trial. Just thought you should
>>>>>> know.,.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Walid
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Walid Al-Saqaf
>>>>>> Founder & Administrator
>>>>>> alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship
>>>>>> https://alkasir.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Meryem Marzouki
>>>>>> <meryem at marzouki.info<mailto:meryem at marzouki.info>>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Update: It seems, but this still needs firm confirmation, that Slim
>>>>>>> and some other bloggers (and a rapper) are now free. The bad news
>>>>>>> is that the
>>>>>>> police and/or the army have been shooting people in some Tunisian
>>>>>>> cities.
>>>>>>> There are deaths.
>>>>>>> Meryem
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Le 7 janv. 11 ? 16:27, Meryem Marzouki a ?crit :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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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