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January 14, 2011: Long live freedom

This blog has been censored in Tunisia on 06/05/2010. Since I've only published one article. I was desperate to find it blocked every time and having to maneuver to gain access. There has even a few days I intended to close permanently.

Since January 13, 2011, all blogs and websites censored in Tunisia are free. Since January 14, 2011, we became a free people:).

I publish here a text that I wrote while returning from the demonstration on 14 January. This Tunisian revolution which we are all proud. Text or mingled pride, hope and fear, unfortunately. A real belief in me says that this fear will dissipate soon.

And finally, I am:)

Today January 14, 2011 will be remembered. We descended into the streets. Thousands of Tunisian shouted slogans and raised banners that nobody imagined. Today we called freedom, victory, we applauded the departure of those who have stolen and won. Any Tunisia rose with one voice, with one call, a Democrat Tunisia, tunisia a Free, No to oppression No to Corruption.

That same evening of 14 January, we unfortunately scared. We could not live our victory, we are unable to show our joy. Tonight, it is stolen, rob and plunder. The fear is that our doors are smashed at any moment. All families are grouped in a single room. Alerted the senses, nerves awake. Many of us can not sleep for more than a week. On this day we do not want to sleep because you're afraid of being nipped in our sleep.

On January 14, we got freedom of expression, we give our opinion spontaneously, all the media filming us and we sent our voice, loud and louder than ever. On the other hand, it has never been so steeped in insecurity. It has never been so scared for our lives, for our own.

At or write these words, helicopters sweep the sky of my city, looters go in the 404 sheeted clotted with threatening glances. All the stores around are emptied of their contents. The night we got our freedom, we do not know what tomorrow will bring, but a feeling tells me have hope and be confident. We recovered our dignity, we are more than ever proud to be Tunisian, more than ever proud to have achieved what we want at the price of blood indeed, but dignity is priceless.

Right now, there's looters are moving in the surrounding streets. All men and women are out, careful to defend what is left to defend. There is more strength in order to protect us, we must protect ourselves with our hands, our voices ...

If we continue on foot tomorrow, we need to think about rebuilding what was destroyed, to remove the traces of what has been burnt. Now is not that one can judge the guilty, but until the priority is to reorganize and return to order. Order we must also impose ourselves by dint of shouting and sacrifice.