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Conservative Preacher Alleges Assault by Supporters of Popular Front

Amira Masrour | 19 June 2013 | 1 Comment

A conservative preacher has accused leaders of an opposition political coalition of attacking and beating him at the National Conference to Fight against Violence and Terrorism. Coalition members deny the charges. Adel Almi, a preacher and president of the conservative religious organization the Moderate Association for Awareness and Reform, told Tunisia Live that members of the Popular [...]

Tunisian Internet Agency CEO: Lack of Legal Reforms Imperils Internet Freedom in Tunisia

Roua Khlifi | 18 June 2013 | 0 Comments

The director of the Tunisian Internet Agency today discussed the current state of Internet surveillance in Tunisia during a panel at the Freedom Online 2013 conference hosted in Tunis, asserting that new reforms must be implemented by the government regarding online freedom. Moez Chakchouk, chairman and CEO of the the agency, addressed the role of [...]

Pressure Builds Around Bill Excluding Pre-Revolution Politicians from Government

Amira Masrour | 18 June 2013 | 1 Comment

A controversial law that would exclude members of the pre-revolutionary government from serving in official positions has drawn intense support from some advocates within Tunisia, as well as harsh criticism from opponents in the country and abroad. The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) is still working to find a date to pass the draft law of [...]

Tunisian Youth: Between Political Exclusion and Civic Engagement

Emily Parker | 14 June 2013 | 4 Comments

Youth under the age of 30 played a critical role in fueling the 2011 Tunisian revolution that toppled former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. Demanding social justice and improved livelihoods, Tunisia’s youth took to the streets in 2011 in the hopes that their voices would be included in a new Tunisia. In the void left behind [...]

Rapper’s Prison Sentence and Police Violence Against Journalists Widely Criticized

Roua Khlifi | 14 June 2013 | 0 Comments

The two-year prison sentence confirmed yesterday for rapper Ala Yaakoubi, better known as Weld El 15, triggered strong reactions from politicians, activists, and artists who condemned the sentence as being too harsh. The use of force by police against journalists after Yaaokboui’s hearing has also garnered widespread criticism. Yaakoubi turned himself in to the authorities Thursday [...]

Two-Year Prison Sentence Confirmed for Rapper in Anti-Police Music Video

Amira Masrour | 13 June 2013 | 6 Comments

Tunisian rapper Ala Yaakoubi, better known as Weld El 15, turned himself in this morning to the authorities after three months on the run. The rapper had been sentenced in absentia to two years in prison for a music video critical of the police, and the sentence was confirmed by the court today. Yaakoubi turned [...]

Tunisian Court Sentences Femen Topless Protesters to Four Months in Prison

Asma Smadhi | 12 June 2013 | 14 Comments

The three European Femen activists who a staged a topless protest in Tunis last month were convicted this afternoon and sentenced to a four-month imprisonment for “offending public decency and threatening pubic order.” Two of these Femen activists are French and were identified by Femen as Pauline Hillier and Marguerite Stern. The third is a [...]

Atheism in Tunisia: Diverse and Vibrant, Yet Still Taboo

Roua Khlifi | 12 June 2013 | 5 Comments

This feature is the third article in “Tunisia’s Spiritual Pluralism,” a recurring series Tunisia Live is running about religious diversity in Tunisia. See the installment on Baha’i here and our article on Sufism here. The waiter, who had a remarkable number of piercings, put drops of flower water in our coffee before sprinkling some of the ambrosial-scented liquid on our [...]

Trial of Femen Activists to Resume Tomorrow

Asma Smadhi | 11 June 2013 | 0 Comments

The trial of three Femen activists arrested May 29 for conducting a topless protest in front of a courthouse in Tunis will continue tomorrow morning, while Femen’s branch in France has called on its supporters and human rights activists to stage protests at the Tunisian Embassy and Tunisian consulates throughout France. Two French women, identified by [...]

Ennahdha Undecided on Bill Excluding Pre-Revolution Politicians from Government

Amira Masrour | 10 June 2013 | 1 Comment

The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) is preparing to vote on a controversial bill that would prevent those who were members of pre-revolutionary governments in Tunisia from holding office, a measure that some in the NCA consider to be unfairly exclusionary. The bill’s passage could exclude prominent opposition political figures from taking part in future governments. In particular, the [...]

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