Slim Amamou

Slim Amamou (Arabic سليم عمامو ) ( * 1977 in Tunisia) is a Tunisian Internet entrepreneurs, bloggers ( Twitter ID: slim404 ) and politicians of the Pirate Party Tunisia.

He was a member of the Tunisian transitional government formed by Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, who conducts the business of the country up to the first free elections.

After the fall of Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali a general amnesty for political prisoners was pronounced. Among the freedmen was also the country known and popular champion of the freedom of expression, Slim Amamou. Amamou was appointed after his release on 17 January 2011 Secretary of State for Youth and Sports ( secrétaire d' État à la Jeunesse et aux Sports ).

Activities as Secretary of State

One of his first actions as Secretary of State was a meeting at the Tunisian Interior Minister in which it came to the clarification of responsibilities for Internet censorship and to their gradual abolition. Slim Amamou resigned from his post as Secretary of State on 23 May 2011 back.

Award

For his commitment Slim Amamou received 19 September 2011 the Human Rights Award 2011, the Friedrich- Ebert -Stiftung. Next to him posthumously received Khaled Said the price. The Egyptian blogger was beaten on June 6, 2010 by plainclothes police officers to death. The presentation speech at the award ceremony held the chairman of the association " Against Forgetting - For Democracy " and candidate for the Federal Presidential Dr. Joachim Gauck.

Quote

Asked about the rapidity of the revolution, he wrote: