Below, is a statement we have written questioning the Tunisian authorities on their decision to deny visas to Palestinians in Ramallah and Cairo.

Official Statement

The Heinrich Boell Foundation, Global Voices Online and Nawaat Association strongly condemn the decision by the Tunisian Embassy in Ramallah to deny 11 Palestinian bloggers and journalists visas to enter Tunisia in order to attend the Third Arab Bloggers Meeting from October 3rd until 6th 2011.
متابعة قراءة Formal statement about the Palestinian bloggers denied visas to enter Tunisia in order to attend the 3rd Arab Bloggers Meeting →

The text below is republished from Dalia Othman’s blog. She is one of the people who were denied visas to attend the Arab Bloggers Summit. If you have updates or have seen comments or articles about this elsewhere, please share them in the comments.

متابعة قراءة Palestinian Bloggers Denied Visas for Arab Bloggers Meeting →

The Summit began today with lively discussion on the Twitter hashtag #AB11. Unfortunately, we didn’t have capacity for a livestream, but videos of the talks will be posted later. In the meantime, many thanks to Asteris Masouras (@asteris) in Greece for remotely compiling highlights from today’s online discussions on Storify.

متابعة قراءة Highlights from Day One of #AB11 →

Jacob Appelbaum and Arturo Buzzolan from Tor offered advice on mobile security on Day One of the Arab Bloggers Meeting with a presentation that shows just how easy it is for governments to track and intercept mobile and satellite phone conversations. “Think of your phone as a tracking device that also makes calls,” says Appelbaum.One comment on Twitter:
متابعة قراءة Crash Course on Mobile Security →