Between 2012 and 2014, Un Ponte Per initiated a wide-ranging programme to support activists from the southern shores of the Mediterranean in the defence of human rights and freedom of expression, particularly Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and in Iraq.
Over the course of 24 months, Iraqi, Egyptian, Tunisian and Moroccanə activistsə explored civil and political rights issues, with a focus on freedom of expression. Twelve organisations received micro-funding to support awareness-raising and advocacy activities in their countries.
In 2013, three media centres were set up in Tunisia and a regional group for the defence of freedom of expression was formed, made up of experts from the southern and northern shores of the Mediterranean, tasked with drawing up an analysis of the situation in each country involved in the project.
On the other hand, the organisation of a regional conference in 2014 aimed to create a coalition for freedom of expression in the MENA region and an international workshop with the participation of mediactivistsə from Eurpopa, North Africa and West Asia to exchange good practices and build alliances between civil societies. The coalition soon took part in the World Forum for Human Rights in Marrakech, Morocco, in December 2014, organising some independent activities to facilitate discussion between civil societies from the North and South shores on the right to communication, information and freedom of expression.
As part of Un Ponte Per's commitment to freedom of expression in the Mediterranean, the association is also a partner of the Tunisian 'School for Mediactivistə', created to provide specific knowledge against cyber-censorship, web and social media use to Tunisianə, Palestinian, Sudanese, Syrianə and Iraqiə activists and journalists.
