About Sami Ben Gharbia
My personal blog is at [fikra] فكرة (which means idea in Arabic). I'm also the co-founder of nawaat, a Tunisian collective blog about news and politics, Cybversion a collective blog of documenting censorship in Tunisia.
I'm currently Global Voices Advocacy Director.
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November 3rd, 2009
Introducing Threatened Voices
Today, Global Voices Advocacy is launching a new website called Threatened Voices to help track suppression of free speech online. It features a world map and an interactive timeline that help visualize the story of threats and arrests against bloggers worldwide, and it is a central platform to gather information from the most dedicated organisations and activists.
September 18th, 2008
Middle East & North Africa
Moroccan Blogger Mohammed Erraji has been acquitted by appeals court and is now free.
September 4th, 2008
Middle East & North Africa
The ban on the popular social networking website Facebook has been lifted in Tunisia since yesterday 3 September 2008 after a massive protest by Tunisian Netizens. Tens of Facebook groups protesting the ban have popped up in recent weeks surrounding this issue. But, according to Al Chourouk newspaper, the President Ben Ali intervened personally ordering the lifting of the ban and restoring access to the website.
August 20th, 2008
Silencing online speech in Tunisia
Blocking web 2.0 websites (Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook) and barring access to local outspoken websites and blogs is the most obvious way of cracking down of the online free speech in Tunisia. It should be emphasized, however, that this is only one tool in the regime’s hand. Tunisia has adapted to the web 2.0 revolution by developing a broader strategy composed of a wide range of instruments
August 6th, 2008
Middle East & North Africa
Access to the french video-sharing website Dailymotion.com has been blocked in Turkey since August 2nd 2008. According to Erkan Saka, an Istanbul-based blogger, “the decision to ban the site came without any explanation.”
June 2nd, 2008
Middle East & North Africa
Egyptian blogger Kareem El Beheiry has been released yesterday from prison. Kareem was arrested by Egyptian police in connection with the April 6th strike in support of the textile workers in Mahalla City.
Sami Ben Gharbia's Space
I'm the co-founder of several Tunisian online projects:
Nawaat (The Core)
Ben Ali Yezzi Fock !
Tunisian Prison Map
Cybversion
Funding drive
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