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Tunisia:
Journalists Subject to Recent Wave of Violence
Tunisia Live, 24 January 2012
Tunisian journalist Zied Krichen and Tunisian university professor Hamadi Dimassi were physically and verbally attacked yesterday outside the courthouse where Tunisian TV executive… Read more »
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Tunisia:
Mixed Feelings About Current Media Freedoms at Arab Free Press Forum
Tunisia Live, 25 January 2012
Between January 22-24, 2012, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) hosted the fifth annual Arab Free Press Forum at the Ramada Hotel in Gammarth, a… Read more »
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Tunisia:
'Persepolis' Trial a Setback for Free Expression - Authorities Stand By As Journalists Assaulted
HRW, 25 January 2012
The trial of a television director on morality charges for airing a controversial animated film is a disturbing turn for the nascent Tunisian democracy, Human Rights Watch said… Read more »
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Tunisia:
Journalist to Be Removed From TV Channel for 'Ideological Reasons'
Tunisia Live, 25 January 2012
Haythem El Mekki, a famous Tunisian journalist and active blogger, is likely to be officially suspended from the 1st Tunisian National channel, El Watanya I. Read more »
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Tunisia:
TV Channel Accused of Violating Sacred Values
Tunisia Live, 23 January 2012
The trial of Nabil Karoui, the owner of Nessma TV, scheduled for today, has been postponed to April 19th. The lawyers who filed the complaint against him asked to adjourn the… Read more »
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Tunisia:
Trial of Nabil Karoui, Owner of Nessma TV for Broadcasting Persepolis Last October
Tunisia Live, 22 January 2012
The trial of Nabil Karoui, the owner of Tunisian channel Nessma TV, is scheduled to resume tomorrow, January 23rd. The trial will take place at the Justice Palace in the Kasbah of… Read more »
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Tunisia:
Local Media - One Year After the Revolution
CPJ, 23 January 2012
The doses of freedom that the Tunisian revolution injected into national media have not been sufficient to revive it after decades of systematic destruction. It is not surprising… Read more »
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Tunisia:
State Department Program's Funding of Local Media Comes Under Scrutiny
Tunisia Live, 20 January 2012
Funds coming indirectly to Tunisian media from the U.S. State Department program MEPI (Middle East Partnership Initiative), have raised concern lately for lack of transparency. Read more »