Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)

In May and June 2010, editor Ibrahim Eissa published articles about the legal pursuit of Kuwaiti journalists and the prime minister’s failure to prevent this.

ANHRI views the sentencing of Ahmed Doma as a clear message from the government aimed at oppressing advocates of democracy.

A message from journalist AlFahim Boukadous’s wife, which was published on the site, may have led to the blocking, ANHRI said.

Members of the Progressive Democratic Party and newspaper readers were surprised to find “AlMowqef” weekly missing from distribution outlets.

The IFEX-TMG strongly condemns the 15 July arrest of journalist Fahem Boukaddous, who is in poor health, and calls on Tunisia’s partners to speak out to help save his life.

Professor Abdel Rahman AlBarrak described journalists as “soldiers of Satan” owing to his expectation that they would be critical of his call for women to cover their faces.

ANHRI believes that the court was right in its decision to release the journalist and the activist as they were only exercising their legitimate right to free expression.

The move comes shortly after the government re-imposed security oversight of the country’s newspapers.