Tunisia is probably the country in the Arab world suffering the most from online censorship. It has also one of the most courageous and creative community of bloggers and online activists in the region. Last Saturday, activists tried to organize a peaceful march to demand the end of censorship and arbitrary blocking of websites by the government. Slim Amamou and Yassin Ayari who took upon themselves the brave responsibility of organizing the protest, were refused access to the legal procedure that allows the issuing of a permit and were then apprehended by the authorities, forced to call off the march then released. The following video tells the story of a movement that was born on May 22th, the day the march was due to take place, and that will hopefully grow stronger and stronger in the days ahead. Those guys need support.
http://vimeo.com/11987373
BIO
Hi! My name is Hisham Almiraat. I’m from Morocco. I’m a medical doctor by trade and occasional blogger.
I quit smoking after medical school. Now hooked on caffein and Twitter.
An ultra-naïve humanist, I deeply mistrust religion and power and I spend my time daydreaming of a secular, liberal democracy at home.
I'm passionate about freedom of expression and thought which I consider to be the most fundamental of our rights.
In pursuit of defending these rights I am and was involved with a couple of projects:
I'm the former advocacy director at Global Voices Online and co-founder of Mamfakinch.com and TalkMorocco.net -- award-wining platforms that advocate for and encourage freedom of expression.
I am the recent founder of the Moroccan Association for Digital Rights.
I try photography from time to time and do some graphic design and artwork, though I still have a lot to learn in that department... and in everything else for that matter.
You can email me at hisham [at] riseup [dot] net
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