[WSIS CS-Plenary] Tunis censored???

[Renata BLOEM]

Djilali,

We were neither threatened, in danger nor any other unpleasant thing. Quite
the contrary, we were met with an offensive de charm and warm hospitality.
As Nnenna said we also talked freely to media about our hope that Tunis wold
provide an excellent opportunity to help implement the Geneva Declaration
and Plan of Action with all its development and human rights implication.

However, it is also true that certain websites as of now can not be
accessed, and therefore freedom of access to Internet is not yet guaranteed.
Best
Renata

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In French bellow
Thanks Nnenna,
I really appreciate your comment as a person who live
the experience and your comment are also important
than any other comments.
I guess that our colleagues and friends did there
comments directly from Tunis even for censure and
other bad practices if even... Did they was thraitned
did they felt themself in danger ? Did they think that
the tunisian police was able to kill them ? Did they
feel themselves differently that they felt in Geneva ?
Please let's try to be more responsable in the future
and let's stop to acte as we are doing considering
membrers of this list as children...
All the best
Merci Nnenna j'appricie votre commentaire toi qui a
participi ` Tunis, et ton commentaire vaut n'importe
quel autre commentaires...
Je risume en disant que je suis fatigui d'jtre
infantilisi par de l'information mal infusie ` moins
que nos collhgues nous affirment qu'ils se sont sentis
en danger de mort en Tunisie, ils n'vaient qu'`
timoigner de l`-bas...
Djilali
Djilali
--- Nnenna <nne75 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello all
>
> I am a bit surprised to hear of "censorship" in
> Tunis?  Is Robert saying he will feel freer out of
> Tunis or is he saying that he cannot report anything
> unless he leaves Tunis?
>
> Well...
>
> I personally did do a four- pager on the African
> Civil Society Coordination which I handed out to
> everyone including the guys from the ministry.
> Everyone!  And noone questioned me about it.
>
> I gave three interviews: one to the TV and two to
> radios (one radio in French and the other in Arabic)
> in which I stressed the need for freedom of the
> press and the need for the Tunisian CS to really
> participate in the processes, not just act as
> figurines.  I stressed the need for the inclusion of
> women, children, youth and the handicaped.  The TV
> did not edit it, It came on just that way!
>
> On Monday evening, before even the meeting started,
> the ICT and Transport Minister attended the CS
> meeting and answered our questions.  In all, CS
> members present in Tunis met three times, before,
> during and after the informal meeting.  I do not
> remember anyone raising a point on censorship.
>
>   Alain and Louise also had appointments in town.
> They will be in the best position to report on
> those.  I did meet with the Tunisian CS members to
> chat on the implication of the Tunisian CS and I
> must say I was not disappointed.
>
> Hiroshi, the handicaped family Focal Point and
> myself paid a visit to an NGO that works with
> Handicaped kids.  I appreciated the activities and
> the political will that the center testified of.
>
> Another thing, the govt announced the creation of a
> CS facilitation fund. He also informed us that the
> organization committee had two CS members.  We
> welcomed those.
>
> Lastly, it will be important to notice that the
> meeting was an informal one.  Individuals were
> invited on personal basis, and this was clear from
> the word go.  The results of the meeting is also
> informal.
>
> I do not intend this to be a report.  It is a
> personal contribution.
>
> Nnenna
>
>
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