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The '''Tunisia Monitoring Group''' ('''IFEX-TMG''') is a coalition of
The IFEX-TMG monitors free expression violations in [[Tunisia]] and works to raise international awareness of censorship in the country. In the lead-up to, and during, the November 2005 [[World Summit on the Information Society]] (WSIS), the IFEX-TMG called attention to Tunisia's failure to respect international
In the years running up to and during the [[Arab Spring]], and the immediate months after, the chairman spokesman <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.englishpen.org/campaigns/tunisian-partners-share-history-in-the-making-with-ifex-tmg/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141222011830/http://www.englishpen.org/campaigns/tunisian-partners-share-history-in-the-making-with-ifex-tmg/| archive-date = 2014-12-22| title = Tunisian partners share history in the making with IFEX-TMG}}</ref> and chief fundraiser of the IFEX-TMG was [[Rohan Jayasekera (writer)|Rohan Jayasekera]], then Associate Editor of [[Index on Censorship]]. He was succeeded in 2012 by Virginie Jouan of the [[World Association of Newspapers]] who remained in post until IFEX wound up the group in late 2012.
==April 2011 IFEX-TMG mission to Tunisia==
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===January 2005===
From 14 to 19 January 2005, six members of the IFEX-TMG conducted a fact-finding mission to Tunisia, where they met with
The resulting report, ''Tunisia: Freedom of Expression Under Siege'', documented extensive
* [[Imprisonment]] of individuals related to expression of their opinions or media activities.
* Blocking of
* Blocking of the distribution of
* Restrictions on the [[freedom of association]], including the right of organizations to be legally established and to hold meetings.
* Restrictions on the freedom of movement of
* Lack of pluralism in [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] ownership, with only one private radio and one private TV broadcaster, both believed to be loyal supporters of President [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]].
* Press
* Use of [[torture]] by the security services with impunity.
===September 2005===
In September 2005, members of the IFEX-TMG returned to Tunisia to assess whether free expression conditions had improved since the first report. It found systematic censorship of newspapers and books; blocking of Internet sites; systematic surveillance of e-mails and telephones; denial of the right to legal accreditation of independent civil society associations; and threats against [[freedom of assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.achr.nu/rep.en20.htm|title=Report of the Tunisia Monitoring Group on the eve of WSIS Tunis 2005|year=2005|
===April 2006===
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===April 2007===
Following a mission to Tunisia in February and March 2007, the IFEX-TMG launched its fourth report
==Recommendations for the Tunisian government==
The IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group believes that Tunisia must abide by its international obligations as a signatory to UN human rights treaties, such as the [[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]], as the host of the [[World Summit on the Information Society]] in [[Tunis]] in November 2005.
The following 18 recommendations are based on the statements made by the wide variety of civil society representatives which the IFEX-TMG mission members met in April/May 2010 and the IFEX-
The IFEX-TMG strongly urges the Tunisian government to:
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* Cease harassing critical journalists and activists when they travel abroad or return; refrain from unnecessary searches, as well as the confiscation of books passports and IDs, to effectively prevent travel abroad.
* Refrain from undue interference in the election of the Superior Council of Magistrates and put in place an effective, transparent and fair election model of the majority of the magistrates by the magistrates themselves.
* Grant the
The IFEX-TMG recommends media practitioners, state-owned media outlets, as well as private outlets that are close to the government to:
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==Members==
<ref>{{cite web |title=About IFEX-TMG |url=https://ifex.org//tunisia/tmg/index1.php |website=IFEX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130130534/https://ifex.org//tunisia/tmg/index1.php |access-date=28 June 2023|archive-date=30 November 2018 }}</ref>
* [[Arabic Network for Human Rights Information]], (ANHRI) Egypt
* [[ARTICLE 19]], Global Campaign for Free Expression
* [[Bahrain
* [[Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies]], Egypt
* [[Canadian Journalists for Free Expression]](CJFE)
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* [[Egyptian Organization for Human Rights]] (EOHR), Egypt
* [[Freedom House]], US
* [[Index on Censorship]], UK (chair)
* [[International Federation of Journalists]] (IFJ), Belgium
* [[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]] (IFLA)
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050718025545/http://campaigns.ifex.org/tmg/ Tunisia Monitoring Group web site] at [[International Freedom of Expression Exchange]]
*[http://www.facebook.com/IFEXTMG IFEX-TMG on Facebook]
*Follow IFEX-TMG on Twitter @TunisiaMonitor
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