[WSIS CS-Plenary] What's happening?

[karen banks]

hi vittorio and all

There is a lot of information being generated but 
much of this is being written to blogs..

for those running blogs, i wonder if you could 
post a summary or abstracts of pieces to this 
list? it is true that there isn't much 
informaiton at all being posted to plenary.

 >Today the Swiss President speech was apparently 
censored by the Tunisian TV, as well as Ms. 
Ebadi's one. Her press conference >was 
subsequently cancelled and no one here knows why. 
Civil society connectivity from our offices 
apparently started to misfunction. >No one knows 
what's happening with the Citizens' Summit, many 
of us don't even know where to go if they want to attend it.

Ms ebadi's press conference wasn't cancelled - 
she attended the Press Conference held at the 
offices of the Tunisian League - which was a 
great success. Many people will be filing stories 
about it this morning i'm sure.

here is a little more information about last 
nights press conference and actions this morning..

karen

Bonjour,

Cet après-midi, une conférence de presse a eu lieu au siège de la ligue
tunisienne pour les droits de l'homme, dans la ville de Tunis. Plusieurs
personnalités officielles ont assisté à cet 
événement et ont pris la parole pour
exprimer publiquement leur soutien à la société civile tunisienne indépendante,
pour exprimer leur désaccord avec l'interdiction de la tenue du "Sommet citoyen
pour la société de l'information" et pour s'opposer aux violences qui ont eu
lieu à Tunis ces derniers jours. Parmis celles-ci: Shirin Ebadi (prix nobel de
la paix), Mokhtar Trifi (président de la lgue 
tunisienne des droits de l'homme),
le rapporteur spécial des Nations-unies pour les 
droits de l'homme, Mme Trautman
(Parlement européen) et le maire de Genève. De nombreux représentants de
délégations officielles, ainsi que de nombreux journalistes étaient aussi
présents à cette réunion qui n'a été ni bloquée, ni perturbée par les forces de
l'ordre.

Au cours de cette conférence de presse, Shirin Ebadi a lancé un appel pour une
mobilisation de solidarité - demain matin à 9h00 - avec les 7 personnalités
tunisiennes qui mènent depuis le 18 octobre une grève de la faim. Ceci est donc
un appel à toute les personnes de la société civile internationale qui peuvent
se rendre sur les lieux à venir demain matin à 9h00 à la rue:
23 Mokhtar attia
Près de la banque centrale -
En face du siège de l'ATB

Amitiés
chantal Peyer


Hello,

This afternoon (4.30 pm) a press conference took place in the venue of the
tunisian human rights ligue building, in the town of Tunis. Several official
speakers took the floor, among which Mokhtar Trifi (president of human rights
ligue), Shirin  Ebadi (peace nobel price 2003), The UN special raporteur on
human rights, the mayor of Geneva, Ms Trautmann (EU Parliament), etc.... Many
delegates from national delegations and many international journalists were
present and this time the meeting was neither blocked nor disturbed by the
authorities. Reports will be written and sent to the list tomorrow, I think.

During this meeting Shirin Ebadi also asked for a strong sign of solidarity
towards the 7 tunisian civil society personnalities who are still on a hunger
strike. They have been on hunger strike since the 
18th of october and among them
certain are in a dangerous physicall condition now. This is a call to all
international civil society actors to meet the hungers strikers tomorrow at 9am
to express them our solidarity.

We will meet at 9am at the following address:
23 Mokhtar attia
In Tunis
Near the central bank and just opposite to the ATB building.

Regards
Chantal Peyer


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