Tunisia: Blogger Fatma Arabicca Detained

Posted 7 November 2009 6:04 GMT

Countries	Tunisia
Topics	Freedom of Speech, Law, Technology, Digital Activism
Languages	English

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Tunisian blogger Fatma Riahi, who blogs as Fatma Arabicca, has been charged with defamation on her own blog and is now being detained. A group has been formed on Facebook in support of the 34-year-old blogger, who is also being accused of blogging on Debat Tunise (Tunisia Debate).

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