Nejiba Hamrouni

Nejiba Hamrouni
Hamrouni in 2013
Born10 May 1967
Died29 May 2016
Tunis, Tunisia
Occupation(s)Journalist and trade unionist
Organization(s)International Federation of Journalists
National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (NSJT)
AwardsAkademia Prize for Freedom of the Press (2013)

Nejiba Hamrouni (Arabic: نجيبة الحمروني, romanized: Najībah al-Ḥamrūnī; 10 May 1967–29 May 2016) was a Tunisian journalist and trade union leader.[1] She advocated for the rights of journalists, promoted ethical journalism and democratic debate and campaigned for women’s rights.[2]

Biography

Hamrouni worked for the Arabic daily newspaper Assabah for eight years then as editor-in-chief of the magazine Cawtaryat, published by the Arab Center for the Study and Training of Women.[3] She was also a correspondant for Jeune Afrique.[4][3]

During the Tunisian elections in 2009, she was evicted by the police.[5] She spoke to the international media stating that "members of the government and National Constituent Assembly are attacking journalists in order to intimidate them and devalue their work, and also to shut them up and repress them,"[6] and that "one cannot write or publish freely. Newspapers are regularly banned from publication, websites are blocked, journalists are harassed, prevented from working, wiretapped, arrested, brought to justice, sometimes physically mistreated."[3]

In 2011, Hamrouni became president of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (NSJT),[4][7][8][9] affiliated with the International Federation of Journalists, serving between until 2014.[10] As president, Hamrouni supported the introduction of a self-regulatory framework for accountability within the NSJT.[7] She was also consulted during UNESCO's 2012 study on media development in Tunisia.[11]

In 2013, Hamrouni received the Akademia Prize for Freedom of the Press.[12][13] The following year she was selected by Reporters without Borders (RSF) on World Press Freedom Day 2014 as among their "100 heroes of information."[13]

Hamrouni died in Tunis in 2016.[2][10]

Legacy

The Nejiba Hamrouni Award for Journalism Ethics is awarded annually to a Maghreb journalist or media outlet by the Tunisian Association Vigilance for Democracy and the Civic State (Yakadha).[14][15] Recent recipients have included Moroccan journalist Fatima Al Ifriqui (2018);[16] Algerian news website Tour sur l'Algerie (2019);[16] Tunisian independent collective blog Nawaat (2020),[17] Moroccan newspaper editor Soulaimane Raissouni and Moroccan investigative journalist Omar Radi (2021);[18] and the Algerian journalist Rabah Kareche (2022).[16]

In August 2023, Hamrouni was featured on a Tunisian stamp.[19]

References

  1. ^ Farmanfarmaian, Roxane. "What is private, what is public, and who exercises media power in Tunisia? A hybrid-functional perspective on Tunisia's media sector". The Journal of North African Studies. 19 (5). Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  2. ^ a b "Free expression loses one of its greatest advocates in Tunisia". International Media Support. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  3. ^ a b c Dahmani, Frida (27 June 2011). "Tunisie : Néjiba Hamrouni, madame Liberté de la presse". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  4. ^ a b Cricco, Massimiliano; Houssi, Leila El; Melcangi, Alessia (2016-06-22). North African Societies after the Arab Spring: Between Democracy and Islamic Awakening. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-4438-9657-3.
  5. ^ "Tunisia: Elections in an Atmosphere of Repression". Human Rights Watch. 2009-10-23. Archived from the original on 2025-03-22. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  6. ^ Agence France-Presse (2012-03-04). "Tunisian journalists decry government 'repression'". Times of Malta. Archived from the original on 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  7. ^ a b Fengler, Susanne; Eberwein, Tobias; Karmasin, Matthias (2021-12-30). The Global Handbook of Media Accountability. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-50494-1.
  8. ^ "Le pouvoir tunisien cède à une revendication des journalistes en grève" (in French). 2012-10-17. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  9. ^ Merlini, Cesare; Roy, Olivier (2013-06-20). Arab Society in Revolt: The West's Mediterranean Challenge. Brookings Institution Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-8157-2397-4.
  10. ^ a b "Tunisia: IFJ mourns the loss of leading trade-unionist Néjiba Hamrouni". International Federation of Journalists. 2016-05-30. Archived from the original on 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  11. ^ UNESCO. Study on media development in Tunisia: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators. UNESCO. p. 116. ISBN 978-92-3-001188-8.
  12. ^ "Najiba Hamrouni". Reporters without Borders. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original on 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  13. ^ a b "Nejiba Hamrouni". Nawaat. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  14. ^ "TSA lauréat du Prix maghrébin Néjiba Hamrouni pour l'éthique ..." tsa-algerie.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  15. ^ NY, Yusra (2016-07-23). "Presse: Création du Prix Nejiba Hamrouni". Kapitalis (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  16. ^ a b c "Algerian reporter Rabah Kareche wins Nejiba Hamrouni Award for Journalism Ethics 2022". Afrique Presse (Tunis). 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  17. ^ "Najiba Hamrouni Award for Journalism Ethics granted to Nawaat". Tunisia News Gazette. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 2025-07-30 – via Free Online Library.
  18. ^ "Tunisia: Nejiba Hamrouni Award for Journalism Ethics Granted to Two Detained Moroccan Journalists". Afrique Presse (Tunis). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 2025-02-06 – via allAfrica.com.
  19. ^ "Tunisia's 2023 stamp program". Bitter Grounds Magazine. 2023-02-14. Archived from the original on 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
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