- FRANCE 24

30/04/2012 - WEBNEWS

Protests in India against web censorship

Protests in India against web censorship. The US presidential campaign trail continues for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. And a web platform aimed at combating all forms of extremism.

10/04/2012 - WEBNEWS

Cyberactivists arrested in Syria

Online reports of the recent wave of arrests of cyber activists in Syria. The second installment of the « Kony 2012 » campaign released online. And a German artist depicts Hemingway’s « The Old Man and the Sea » in pictures…

14/02/2012 - WEBNEWS

Malaysia deports Saudi blogger

A Saudi Arabian blogger facing the death penalty for blasphemy. Barack Obama continues his re-election campaign. And the State of West Bengal in India has released a tourism video made using shadow puppetry.

07/02/2012 - WEBNEWS

South Korean man faces 7 years in prison for tweeting

A South Korean man faces seven years in prison for tweeting. Airlines are using viral videos to market themselves at little or no cost. And an animated video tracing the history of aviation.

23/01/2012 - WEBNEWS

Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil released from prison

After ten months in prison, Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil has been officially pardoned. American President Barack Obama defends his first term at the White House. And Facebook set to hit one billion users over the summer.

14/01/2012 - WEBNEWS

Cartoonists use the Internet to help tackle dictatorships

2011 was, without a doubt, the year dictators fell: and joining the bloggers and those providing eye witness accounts on the Internet were artists. Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who is reputed for his criticism of the Egyptian and Bahraini regimes, believes the Internet gives people a voice they would not normally have.

22/11/2011 - TURKEY

Seeking to silence dissent?

Turkey has been touted as a model for the Arab Spring's fledgling democracies. Yet Turkish journalists, publishers, academics and human rights activists say they are being arrested and put on trial on charges of terrorism. They say the government has a simple message for Turks: reveal information that compromises our party, and risk being neutralised.

12/11/2011 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Libya: pushing for peace with Tuareg tribes

A delegation of Libya's new leaders head south, to the Sahara, to try to forge links with Tuareg tribes. Also, our reporters in Morocco follow the campaign to free a young rapper from prison. His supporters say he is being punished for his politics. Finally, has freedom of the press flourished in Tunisia? Ten months on from the first revolution of the Arab Spring, we shine the spotlight on Tunisian journalism.

01/11/2011 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

French weekly shocks with prophet Mohammed as 'guest editor'

MEDIAWATCH, Tues 1/11/2011: Remember when riots broke out in countries around the world after a Danish newspaper published satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed? Well, French satirical weekly "Charlie Hebdo" has renamed itself "Sharia Hebdo" this week, with the prophet Mohammed as its "guest editor": a provocative move that has angered many.

29/10/2011 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Gaddafi's death: the unanswered questions

Who killed Gaddafi? Question marks hang over the death of Libya's deposed leader. Our correspondents return to his birthplace, Sirte, where he spent his final moments. Also, Ennahda's dominance of the Arab Spring's first free elections in Tunisia leaves the secular left reeling. Finally, we take a look at the Moroccan boxer who is now in jail after speaking his mind.

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