Tunisia
French media censored by authoritiesPosted Mar 25 2007
The French media are being censored in Tunisia because of some harsh criticism of the Tunisian authorities like President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. The once silent Tunisian journalist, Taoufik Ben Brik, has published articles in French publications that include the daily Le Monde, the weekly Le Nouvel Observateur and the paper and website of Liberation. Brik's criticism has been banned on Tunisian newsstands, says Reporters Without Borders. The February 23 issue of Le Monde was pulled from distribution because of an article headlined “Who still writes in Tunis?” A total of 12 Le Monde publications have been censored by Tunisian authorities in 2006. Liberation's website has been blocked in Tunisia since February 21, the same day it published a portrait of President Ben Ali done by Brik with the text “I will vote for Ben Ali in 2009.” Controversial issues have been banned by Tunisian authorities for several years.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=21119