Tunisian Pirate Party
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Tunisian Pirate Party is a small political party in Tunisia
. It was formed in 2010, becoming one of the first outgrowths of the Pirate Party movement
in continental Africa. It is a member of the Pirate Parties International
.
The party achieved notoriety during the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, when a number of members of the party, including Slim Amamou
and Azyz Ammami were detained for their participation during the protest; Ammami was himself assaulted by security forces while detained. Within the week after the president's resignation and departure from Tunisia, one of the detained, Slim Amamou
, was selected for the newly-created post of Secretary for Youth and Sports in the incumbent caretaker government of Mohamed Ghannouchi
. This is the first time that any outgrowth of the Pirate Party movement has achieved national-level political office.
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
. It was formed in 2010, becoming one of the first outgrowths of the Pirate Party movement
Pirate Parties International
Pirate Parties International is the political international of the Pirate Party movement. It was formally founded in 2010 at the PPI conference in Brussels, Belgium.-Aims:The PPI statutes give its purposes as:...
in continental Africa. It is a member of the Pirate Parties International
Pirate Parties International
Pirate Parties International is the political international of the Pirate Party movement. It was formally founded in 2010 at the PPI conference in Brussels, Belgium.-Aims:The PPI statutes give its purposes as:...
.
The party achieved notoriety during the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, when a number of members of the party, including Slim Amamou
Slim Amamou
Slim Amamou is a Tunisian blogger and the former Secretary of State for Sport and Youth , deputy to the Minister for Youth and Sports. He resigned on the week of May 25, 2011 in protest of the transitional government's block of several websites...
and Azyz Ammami were detained for their participation during the protest; Ammami was himself assaulted by security forces while detained. Within the week after the president's resignation and departure from Tunisia, one of the detained, Slim Amamou
Slim Amamou
Slim Amamou is a Tunisian blogger and the former Secretary of State for Sport and Youth , deputy to the Minister for Youth and Sports. He resigned on the week of May 25, 2011 in protest of the transitional government's block of several websites...
, was selected for the newly-created post of Secretary for Youth and Sports in the incumbent caretaker government of Mohamed Ghannouchi
Mohamed Ghannouchi
Mohamed Ghannouchi was the Prime Minister of Tunisia and was self-proclaimed acting President of the country for a few hours starting 14 January 2011, under Article 56 of the Constitution of Tunisia...
. This is the first time that any outgrowth of the Pirate Party movement has achieved national-level political office.