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Tunis, March 23, 2008 (TunisiaOnline) The 22nd edition of the much
celebrated Tamaghza mountain oasis festival , in the governorate of
Tozeur, was launched on Saturday by a parade, organized at the town's
entrance. The opening of the festival gathered together popular and
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About Tunisia Media Legal Framework
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Constitutional, Legal and political FrameworkFreedom of opinion and expression in Tunisia is guaranteed by the Constitution. Since November 7, 1987, legal initiatives were undertaken to further promote pluralism in the media and safeguard the rights of journalists. The Press Code was amended in 1988, 1993 and 2001. Recent amendments removed prison sentences from the books and eliminated the charge of "defaming public order"...
Tunisian law prohibits hate speech, expressions of bigotry and all forms of incitement to terrorist violence.
The Tunisian head of state, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali,
has consistently encouraged journalists to be more enterprising. He has
called on the media "to be more daring" and to make sure that "issues
are addressed impartially, boldly and responsibly."
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he administrative measure of legal submission of copies for all published material ( depot legal ),
was abolished in 2005. Legally, no newspaper can be suspended without a
court decision. Since November 1987, not a newspaper or magazine was in
fact suspended. Since then, also, no journalist was detained for
media-related activities .
