[IRP] [Expression] Update on Censorship in Tunisia

Tue Jan 18 15:01:01 EET 2011

Wow, this is great news!!

/Henrik

2011/1/17 hatem zidi <hatem.zidi at gmail.com>

> hey all
>
> today, the gouverment of transition was listed.
> this gouverment will hold the country for the next 60 days, date of
> the new presidential election
>
> despite that the main ministries (interior, exterior, agricultural and
> industries/promotion) are still held with the old one. many news heads
> and names are taking in charge other ones.
> 2 commissions were nominated too to investigate about the corruption
> and bloody actions of the police.
>
> 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
> ...
>
>
>
> --
> 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> 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]
> > 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 [
> irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] On Behalf Of Lee W
> McKnight [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 [
> irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] On Behalf Of hatem zidi
> [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> 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] 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> 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>
> >>>>> 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>
> >>>>>> 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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