The Tunisian blogosphere witnessed a black day on Tuesday 27th, 2010. Indeed, the Internet police launched a war against bloggers where more than 11 blogs were censored. It is an arbitrary censorship which has even attacked blogs that have been inactive for months. The list of blogs which have been censored are: Amcha fi bled Al Imyan (ar) Trap Boy (ar) AntiKor (fr) Arabista (fr) Ya Tounes (ar) Abidklifi OuNormal (ar) Carpe Diem (fr) Bent 3ayla (ar) Artartticuler Stupeur (fr) The following day, some more blogs were censored: Le blog de Houssein Le blog de Lina Benmhenni (mine) Le blog de Achour Enneji Le blog de Boudourou Le blog de Metallic Naddou But it is necessary to note that for more than two weeks, the Internet police has been blocking different kinds of websites, including news websites like: le Nouvel Observateur and Rue89, as well as video platforms like: www.wat.tv and www.metacafe.com/. Some Facebook profiles have been blocked too, including mine. Global Voices Online has been totally blocked three days ago after a a partial blocking for months now. Tunisians online users, especially bloggers, refused this arbitrary blocking and created videos, pictures and blogged against this censorship : Kissa Online wrote: La censure du Net par le blocage des blogs et des sites est une atteinte grave au droit des gens à un libre exercice du droit d’expression. La Censure ,pour la enieme fois, a encore frappé et bloqué en Tunisie les blogs . Under the title An intellectual Genocide, Free Thoughts wrote: Meanwhile, Tunisian bloggers are protesting against the censorship by placing screens on their blogs denouncing such blockades. The photograph above is a screen shot from one of the blocked blogs.
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Tunisia: A Black Day for Bloggers
2026-11-15 21:46:51 · Cedar Herald Index
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