Tunisia denies visas for Palestinian bloggers - Africa

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  • Tunisia denies visas for Palestinian bloggers - Al Jazeera English
    http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/201110512433882676.html

    As influential bloggers from across the Middle East and North Africa gather in the country where the Arab Spring began to share ideas and tactics, the absence of 11 Palestinians has served as a reminder that even if borders have faded in the online world, they remain a reality in the physical one.

    Over 100 delegates from at least 15 different countries are meeting in Tunis, the Tunisian capital, for the Third Arab Bloggers meeting.

    Unlike the bloggers and journalists from every other country, 11 out of the 12 Palestinians invited to the meeting had their visas rejected by the Tunisian authorities.