The murder of an outspoken opposition leader in Tunisia sparks copycat threats in Egypt by radical clerics. Two years on, François Picard’s panel reacts to the growing climate of fear and lawlessness happening on the watch of Islamist parties who came to power through the ballot box.
The murder of an outspoken opposition leader in Tunisia sparks copycat threats in Egypt by radical clerics. Two years on, François Picard’s panel reacts to the growing climate of fear and lawlessness happening on the watch of Islamist parties who came to power through the ballot box.
IN THE PAPERS INTERNATIONAL - Thurs. 07/02/13: International papers react to the assassination of one of Tunisia's leading opposition figures. Also, the Obama administration's secret drone war is in the spotlight.
Tunisia's ruling Islamist Ennahda party rejected Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali’s pledge to dissolve the government and install an interim non-partisan cabinet, adding to tensions a day after secular opposition leader Chokri Belaid was assassinated.
IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - Thurs. 07/02/13: Libération says the Tunisian revolution has been betrayed after the assassination of opposition leader Chokri Belaid. France is increasingly isolated in Europe, according to Le Figaro. And French rocker Johnny Hallyday bares his soul in a new book.
We take a look at shocked reaction on the Tunisian and French web after the murder of opposition leader Shokri Belaïd. Also, naming the victims of CIA drones - the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism launches an ambitious project. Finally, why is The Sunday Times refusing to accept freelance photographers' work from Syria?
The UK-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism has launched a project aiming to name all victims of CIA drones in Pakistan. We take a look at the project. First though, reaction to the murder of Tunisian opposition leader Shokri Belaid. We finish with The Sunday Times' decision not to use photographs taken by freelancers in Syria.
A grim turning point for the poster child of the Arab Spring? The murder of a leading opposition voice sparks outrage in Tunisia with increasing violence taking place on the watch of the ruling Islamist Ennahda party.
A grim turning point for the poster child of the Arab Spring? The murder of a leading opposition voice sparks outrage in Tunisia with increasing violence taking place on the watch of the ruling Islamist Ennahda party.
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali said Wednesday evening that the government will be dissolved and a national unity cabinet formed after the assassination of prominent opposition leader, Chokri Belaid, earlier in the day.
