Tunisia's policy of filtering the Internet across the country also came under increased criticism when the government blocked access to Swiss news site Swissinfo.org after it published its president's opening ceremony comments. President Ben Ali (pictured) has consistently promised a free and open Internet but extra-legal filtering measures remain in place.

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