Tunisia:   The Rocky Road for Freedom of Press

Tunisia Live, 4 March 2012

When I turned on the Tunisian radio station mosaique fm at six o'clock in the morning in Knoxville, Tennessee, I was almost delighted to hear Mr. Nasr Eddine Ben Saida on 'Midi… Read more »

Tunisia:   Noted French Journalist On Tunisia Today - 'Many Grey Areas Remain'

Tunisia Live, 2 March 2012

Author, journalist, and editor Nicolas Beau passed by the office of Tunisia Live to discuss media coverage of Tunisia in general, the ongoing development of the Tunisian press, and… Read more »

Tunisia:   Tunisian Interior Minister Casts Doubt On Journalists' Claims of Recent Abuse

Tunisia Live, 2 March 2012

Interior Minister Ali Laarayedh expressed doubt about the recent claims of Tunisian journalists having been assaulted by security forces while filming and reporting last Saturday's… Read more »

Tunisia:   Journalists Threaten General Strike

Tunisia Live, 28 February 2012

The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) is threatening to hold a general strike in the wake of assaults endured by a group of journalists while covering a demonstration… Read more »

Tunisia:   Nation Arrests Three Journalists Over Nude Photo

HRInfo, 18 February 2012

Three Tunisian journalists were arrested Wednesday for publishing a nude photo in a Tunisian daily, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on… Read more »

Tunisia:   New Authorities Use Old Methods to Detain Newspaper Publisher

RSF, 17 February 2012

Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate release of Nasreddine Ben Saida, the publisher of the Arabic-language daily Attounissia, and the withdrawal of all charges against… Read more »

Tunisia:   Pre-Trial of Journalists Arrested for Sami Khedira Photo

Tunisia Live, 16 February 2012

The pre-trial for the three Attounissia newsmen, who were arrested yesterday for the publication of a racy photo of Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, was due to be held today in… Read more »

Tunisia:   Pornographic Cencorship Trial Postponed

Tunisia Live, 15 February 2012

The hearing of the case regarding censorship of pornographic websites in Tunisia has been postponed to February 22nd, confirmed Olivia Gré, director of the Tunisian chapter… Read more »

Tunisia:   Newsmen Arrested for 'Racy Photo'

Tunisia Live, 15 February 2012

The editor, director and a journalist of the Tunisian daily Attounissia were arrested on February 15th after running a front page photo of half-Tunisian Real Madrid Midfielder Sami… Read more »

Tunisia:   Internet Filtering - Danger of Return to Past

RSF, 3 February 2012

The January 2011 revolution in Tunisia brought an end to Internet filtering and control of online content but old habits seem to be resurfacing and Reporters Without Borders urges… Read more »

Tunisia:   Twitter Users Angry Over Censorship

Tunisia Live, 27 January 2012

Tunisians reacted with anger after a new twitter policy was announced. The social network may now "re-actively withhold content from users in a specific country," so that Twitter… Read more »

North Africa:   Journalists Reporting Uprisings Face New Dangers

IPS, 27 January 2012

Attempts by regimes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to suppress the flow of information during the region's pro-democracy uprisings has led a higher number of… Read more »

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 »