E-Citizen Award of the Organization with the support of Google to a blogger or a journalist or an e-mail abuse contributed to the promotion of freedom of expression on the web. The winner receives a cash prize of 2500 euros.
Chose the independent commission to award the prize, consisting of experts in the field of e-journalism site Nawaat of the others who reached the final stage of Bahrain, Belarus, China, Thailand and Vietnam.
It is expected to give a speech by the President of Reporters Without Borders Dominique Gerbo, and the Secretary General of this Organization Jean – Francois Julliard, the President of the Google Foundation in the southern and eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa Carlo Dazaro Biondo, in a ceremony held in Paris the night in the hall of mirrors. And will take delivery of prize founder of Doctors Without Borders and former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner to Riad Jrvli (known Bostrupal), one of the founders of the nucleus.
He noted Mr. Gerbo in this regard: "The events taking place in the Middle East and highlighted citizens cyber Tunisians Winners light on them to give this year’s ceremony is special. Used today is around 1.6 billion people online where they can all spread their ideas. And anyone can discover these ideas and consumption. means the ability to access to information, more choice and more freedom and more especially of influence. "
However, Jean – Francois Julliard is keen to point out that this freedom remains fragile and threatened. 119 is still a browser languishing behind bars for expressing their views freely on the Internet, particularly in China, Iran and Vietnam. All March 12, honors the World Day to Combat control all imprisoned for expressing their opinions online and their struggle for freedom of expression. On this occasion, Reporters Without Borders published a list of Internet enemies, which represents increasing repression faced by bloggers and social networks.
He said Mr. Julliard: "impose repressive governments around the world, laws and practices that restrict freedom of expression, both on-line or off. If the number of challenges in getting double repressive regimes and the enemies of freedom of expression sophisticated and slicker."
Welcomes the President of the Google Foundation in the southern and eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa Carlo Dazaro Biondo winners Tunisians also said: "We sponsor this event and this award because they are defending the fundamental values of the institution and the most important: to make information universally accessible and useful in the conduct of the world. That Our list primarily on the free exchange of information. "
Has been called the founder of Doctors Without Borders and former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, the guest of honor to the ceremony were keen to point out that: "by imposing censorship and banning of newspapers and the arrest of journalists, reflected the dictatorial regimes."
E-Citizen Award winner for 2011:
Is a group blog run by independent bloggers Tunisians was established in 2004. Its goal: "to give the floor to all those who seek their commitment to citizenship and faith in the translation and dissemination." And causes the nucleus of an essential role in the coverage of social and political unrest in Tunisia since 17 December 2010. And publishes video-bloggers, Tunisians’s known Bostrupal and Sami Ben Gharbia regularly on the site.
Recently created the site a special page on the scandals and insiders on Tunisia and the other on the recent events in Sidi Bouzid not covered by traditional media. The kernel also provides tips for Internet users to circumvent censorship, stressing the risk profile for themselves on the Internet.
In this context, refers Astrubal: "We are proud of this award is to ensure that contribute to the strengthening of citizen journalism that we practice years ago in the nucleus in spite of all the risks. And farther from the nucleus, this award is a form of tribute to all our colleagues who are working and risking their lives in some cases in the countries of suppressing freedom of expression. "
Other candidates for the award cyber citizens for 2011 are Ali Abd Ali (Bahrain), GEO Prachatai (Thailand), Tan Zoorn (China), and Pham Minh Hoang (Vietnam / France), Natalia Rdzina Charter97 (Belarus).
