The Court of First Instance of Tunis today ordered Nabil Karoui, boss of Nessma TV, to pay a fine of 2,400 Tunisian Dinars (961 GBP) over the...
TV boss ordered to pay fine over Persepolis broadcast
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Afef Abrougui
Afef Abrougui
Verdict due in Persepolis trial – key test of free expression in Tunisia
A Tunis court is expected to issue a verdict in the prosecution of a television station broadcaster which aired the award-winning French-Iranian...
The president of the Tunisian Pirate Party speaks
The Tunisian Pirate Party is an offshoot of the international anti-censorship movement and the political wing of the Takriz movement, a "street...
Tunisia: Fraud squad interrogates publisher over opinion piece
The fraud squad questions the publishing director of an e-magazine over an opinion piece which criticised a Tunisian financial institution. The...
Tunisia: Government plans raise concerns of internet censorship
Tunisian prime minister Hamadi Jebali has outlined government plans to “secure the electronic space of the country”, sparking fears that the...
Tunisian cabinet lifts ban on protests on Habib Bourguiba Avenue
On 11 April the Tunisian Cabinet lifted a ban on protesting on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis. In a communiqué released on 28 March, the Interior...
Tunisia: Journalists and bloggers assaulted on “Martyrs’ Day” protest
Anti-government protesters clashed with police in the streets of Tunis over the weekend as they attempted to defy a ban prohibiting demonstrations...
Tunisia: Two atheist friends convicted for blasphemy
On 28 March a primary court in the coastal city of Mahdia, sentenced two atheist friends, Jabeur Mejri and Ghazi Beji, to seven and a half years in...
Street artists under fire in Tunisia
“Our theatre is the street," said Nasreddine Ben Maâti, President of Eich el-Fan ("live the art" in English), a young association dedicated to...
Ministry of Interior bans protests on the capital’s main avenue
The Tunisian Ministry of Interior has issued a ban on protests on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, the capital’s main avenue. The ministry claims...
Gayday Magazine: Tunisia’s first LGBT magazine
Living in a conservative society, where homosexuality is illegal, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in Tunisia faces enormous...
Tunisia: The fight for an uncensored web is far from over
Yesterday was Tunisia's first National Day for Internet Freedom, the day also commemorates the death of cyber dissident Zouhaier Yahyaoui, who died...