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A Tunis court’s decision to fine a TV boss for “spreading information which can disturb the public order” after he screened an animated French movie is a sign of the continuing erosion of free speech in Tunisia, Amnesty International said.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE
3 April 2012 (…)
, by LGO
Not a day goes by without the outbreak of new mobilisations and new struggles. Because the popular résistance has not wilted despite the repressive apparatus, despite the marginalisation and scorn shown not only by the counter-revolutionary state apparatus but also by all the parties hungry for (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
In a manner infused with the spirit of Western Orientalism, as defined by Edward Said, some Arabs have held that a despotic mentality has taken root among most of their fellow Arabs as a result of their cultural and educational background.
One advocate of such a view in the not-so-distant past (…)
, by AMAMI Nizar
The 22nd congress of Tunisia’s UGTT trade union federation was held from December 25-28, 2011. A large part of it was devoted to the election of the new national leadership.
The new Executive Bureau (EB) is clearly better than the old one. It is based on real activists involved in the (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
People gather on December 17, 2011 in Sidi Bouzid’s Mohamed Bouazizi square, named after the fruitseller whose self-immolation sparked the revolution that ousted a dictator and ignited the Arab Spring. Thousands of Tunisians rallied in celebration of the first anniversary of the popular uprising (…)
, par Assemblée pour la Charte des principes de l’Autre Europe, BARON Alain, BELHADJ Ahlem, FITOUSSI Eve
Ahlem Belhadj, President of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD), spoke to Eve Fitoussi and Alain Baron for Afriques21 in January 2012 about the current situation of women in Tunisia.
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Eve Fitoussi, Alain Baron – What kind of discrimination is suffered (…)
, by BARON Alain, FITOUSSI Eve, HAJJI Adnen
Adnen Hajji, a teacher and UGTT activist from Redeyef, spoke to Eve Fitoussi and Alain Baron for Afriques21 in December 2011 about the current situation in Tunisia.
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Alain Baron, Eve Fitoussi – Can you describe the context in which you lived prior to the (…)
, by CHAMKHI Azza
Since Ennahdha was violently oppressed under the successive dictatorships, most people were led to believe that Ennahdha is radically opposed to the old regime, although the opposite is true.
‘The last couple of weeks preceding the elections were extremely important as far as the future of (…)
, by HELIE LUCAS Marieme
On the eve of the elections in Tunisia that will shape the future of the country and even that of the Arab world as well, Western do-gooders and Islamic fundamentalists hand in hand rejoice in ‘Tunisia’s first free elections’ and its access to ‘ democracy’. The recent history of Iran and Algeria (…)
, by SULEHRIA Farooq
Tunis is dangerously beautiful. It is impossible not to fall in love with the old town (Madina) or Kasbah for that matter. Lined by trimmed trees and flooded by relaxed tourists, Habib Borguiba Street is equally fascinating. A legacy from French colonial period, Habib Borguiba Street is Tunisian (…)
, by WHITAKER Brian
Tunisia is the first country in the region to withdraw reservations to the UN convention granting equal rights to men and women.
reddit this Last December, Tunisians rose up against their dictator, triggering a political earthquake that has sent shockwaves through most of the Middle East and (…)
, by BELHADJ Ahlem
What is the situation in Tunisia? What is at stake? What are the obsrtacles to the continuation of the revolutionary process? Alhem Belladj dealt with some of these questions in her contribution at the NPA summer University in Port Leucate (28-30 August 2011).
In Tunisia, the Council for the (…)
, by SGRENA Giuliana
TUNIS, Jul 31, 2011 (IPS) - The fundamentalist Ennahda party seems poised to take advantage of a chaotic situation ahead of general elections in Tunisia. Ennahda and other Islamist parties are taking advantage of the Aug. 2 deadline for registration for elections coinciding with the start of the (…)
, by SAYARE Scott
TUNIS — Accused as subversives or terrorists, they bore the repressive brunt of the Tunisian dictator’s reign — two decades of torture, prison or exile.
But since the dictator, President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, fled in January, the Islamists of the once-banned Ennahda Party have emerged from (…)
, by SULEHRIA Farooq
Al-Nahda, the largest Islamist party was mentioned over and over again. But Al-Nahda is not the only player. Hizb ul Tehrir is also vying for the religious constituency.
Amid music, poetry and passionate discussions, Fourth International reorganizes itself as Ligue de la Gauche ouvrière (LGO, (…)
, by PCOT
Tunisia: Communist Workers’ Party warns, `Great dangers threaten the revolution; power is not in the hands of the people’.
Two and a half months have passed since the glorious revolution of January 14. During this period, the people have made significant progress through their struggle and (…)
, by BELHASSEN Souhayr
Interview of Souhayr Belhassen, FIDH [Fédération internationale des droits de l’Homme – International Human Rights Federation] President by Égalité.
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How did Tunisian women participate in the revolution ?
Souhayr Belhassen – Throughout the month of protests in (…)
, by Raid-Attac
Tunisia urgently needs to marshal all of its financial resources to meet immediate needs, including extreme poverty, benefits for the unemployed, improving workers’ material conditions, etc.
Meanwhile, we’re getting reports of foreign initiatives to develop an emergency “aid” package for (…)
Interview with Jalel Ben Brik Zoghlami, a lawyer and one of the leaders of the Ligue de la Gauche Ouvrière (LGO – Workers’ Left League). He was formerly a leader of the-Organisation Communiste Révolutionnaire (OCR, Revolutionary Communist Organisation, Tunisian section of the Fourth (…)
, by April 6 Youth Movement , Egyptian Resistance Movement
An Urgent call from the Egyptian demonstrators who are defending their country and for their right to live a free respectable life.
We appeal to all human rights organizations and to all the defenders of freedoms and human rights and all the free honourable media inside and outside Egypt to (…)
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