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17
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Hamsa’s C.R.I.M.E. Report: In Tunisia, blogger Lina Ben Mhenni, Fatma Arabicca a college theatre professor who writes a sarcastically critical blog about government policy under the name “Arabicca,” was arrested on suspicion of being (of all things) a cartoonist.
Authorities have been looking for a political cartoonist who goes by the name “Blog de Z” and figured Fatma might be he (she) and thus confiscated her computer, searched her Facebook account and demanded access to all her website login details. She is currently released but could face further charges and the possibility of up to three years in jail for her blogging.
You would think that, you know, from a PR perspective, more governments would sort of see that alleging (not to mention arresting someone for) drawing some cartoons, would just seem, you know, dumb. But then you’d think the same thing about arresting or charging someone for blogging would seem likewise.
- Published by Andrew Ford Lyons in: Threatened bloggers
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