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Civil Society Closing Meetings and Initial Summit Assessments Print E-mail
Written by Saskia Fischer   
Tuesday, 22 November 2005
A summary of the closing civil society plenary, the letter to Kofi Annan regarding the human rights situation in Tunisia and notes from the CRIS meeting's panel assessing the Summit.
News stories about WSIS Print E-mail
Written by Saskia Fischer   
Thursday, 17 November 2005
Here are some links to WSIS news stories in the international press from Jim McDonnel in London.
Citizen's Summit Press Conference condemns Tunisian government obstruction Print E-mail
Written by Saskia Fischer   
Thursday, 17 November 2005
Last night, a press conference was held in downtown Tunis at the Tunisian League of Human Rights' Office. The room was overflowing with people, and the speakers included Tunisian human rights activists, Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, the major of Geneva and several Italian parliamentarians.
WSIS snippets: Local coverage of the Summit; what's the cost of the Summit? Print E-mail
Written by Saskia Fischer   
Wednesday, 16 November 2005
WSIS is getting a lot of coverage in the local news...What's the cost of the Summit locally?
The ITU and Civil Society at WSIS Print E-mail
Written by Saskia Fischer   
Wednesday, 16 November 2005
A lot of energy has been taken up in the past few days by the governmental obstructions to the Citizen's Summit and by the related "abnormal activities" at the Summit. In many ways, the problems those organizing the Citizen's Summit face are symbolic of the wider difficulties Civil Society faces in participating in the WSIS process- and in UN processes in general. A very brief introduction...
Civil Society Solidarity Action/Cancellation of Events Print E-mail
Written by Saskia Fischer   
Tuesday, 15 November 2005
This morning, many civil society groups hosting panels decided to cancel them or change their format in solidarity with the human rights organizations who have been harassed and even physically attacked by the Tunisian security forces.
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