Tunisia’s ruling Islamist Ennahda party has sparked fears over freedom of speech after calling for a new law against religious defamation and showing a willingness to censure artists and media in the country.
Poking fun at religion is nothing new in France, but when a satirical weekly publishes new cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, the furore goes global. François Picard’s panel argues over whether the cartoons constitute a stand for free speech, a cheap publicity stunt or incitement to hatred?
Poking fun at religion is nothing new in France, but when a satirical weekly publishes new cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, the furore goes global. François Picard’s panel argues over whether the cartoons constitute a stand for free speech, a cheap publicity stunt or incitement to hatred?
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tuesday 18 September: We take a look at how Lebanese papers have reacted to the rare public appearance of Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah; the China Daily claims the US are "behaving badly" despite their calls for calm in the region; and there’s an exclusive in The Independent about possible new links between the News of the World and private detectives.
Is Tunisia's democracy already under threat before it's even approved a constitution? François Picard’s panel accuses the Islamist-led government of turning a blind eye to Salafist attacks while throwing artists and journalists in jail.
Is Tunisia's democracy already under threat before it's even approved a constitution? François Picard’s panel accuses the Islamist-led government of turning a blind eye to Salafist attacks while throwing artists and journalists in jail.
Press freedom is under the spotlight in Egypt as a newspaper editor is set to go on trial for insulting the president. Next, we meet the Syrian doctors helping refugees in neighbouring Turkey. Finally, our team in Israel went to find out how people there feel about the possibility of war with Iran.
Libya is urged to do more to protect Sufi religious sites after several mosques are destroyed by hardline Islamists. Next, in Tunisia, there's outrage over the cancellation of a TV puppet show that made fun of the country's leaders. We finish in Casablanca, where the Moroccan city's rich architectural history is under threat from a lack of upkeep.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch defended Britain's Prince Harry on Twitter on Sunday, calling on critics to go easy on the royal who was photographed cavorting naked in Las Vegas. Murdoch's The Sun was the only English paper to publish the photos.
The Sun tabloid has finally published pictures of Prince Harry naked in his Las Vegas room three days after the grainy snaps appeared on a US website. The publication comes despite a royal request to respect the prince's privacy.
