Tunisia

Tunisia,officially the Republic of Tunisia,is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa, and is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east, covering 163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi), with a population of 11 million.

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The internet was first launched for public use in Tunisia in 1996, by creating The Tunisian Internet Agency, known by its acronym ATI and created on 12 March 1996, is the principal Tunisian ISP. It is run by the Ministry of Telecommunication Technologies and has an equal mission to promote Internet usage in the country.

Recently, Tunisia has one of the most developed telecommunications infrastructures in North Africa with broadband prices among the lowest in Africa. Internet access is available throughout the country using a fibre-optic backbone and international access via submarine cables, terrestrial and satellite links.

In Jan 2011, Anonymous attacked Tunisian government websites belonging to the Ministry of Industry and the Tunisian Stock Exchange, in protest against Tunisia's censorship of access to whistle-blower site Wikileaks, following the Cablegate affair, and for the country's repressive censorship after Mohamed Bouazizi’s suicide attempt..

Mohamed Bouazizi was a street vendor who set himself on fire on 17 December 2010 in Ben Arous, Tunisia, which became a catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring against autocratic regimes. His self-immolation was in response to the confiscation of his wares and the harassment and humiliation inflicted on him by a municipal official and her aides

Anonymous announced after their attacks in Tunisia “ This is a warning to the Tunisian Government: violation of the freedom of speech and information of its citizens will not be tolerated. Attacks will continue until the Tunisian Government respects all Tunisian citizens right to Free Speech and Information and ceases the censoring of the internet.

It's in the hands of the Tunisian government to stop this situation. Free the net and attacks will cease. Continue your oppression and this will just be the beginning.

We do not forgive.

We do not forget.

Expect us.”

Anonymous utilized Distributied-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) to conduct their attacks.

No legal action has been taken

According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Tunisia Cyberwellness profile (2014), several legal measures regulate cybercrime in Tunisia. National legislation addressing cybercrime was introduced into Tunisian Penal Law (Article 199bis and 199ter) as early as August 2, 1999, and it focused mainly on intrusion into IT systems. On August 9, 2000, Tunisia enacted a law regulating electronic commerce and electronic exchanges. In 2004, Law No. 2004-5 and its three related decrees recognized the need to further regulate cybercrime. In addition to On May 1, 2018, the Tunisian Council of Ministers approved a draft “cybercrime” law that aims to “prevent and combat cyber crimes of information and communication.” But until this moment this bill didn't issue.

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