Hamma Hammami
Hamma Hammami | |
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حمّه الهمامي | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tunis, Tunisia | 8 January 1952
Political party | Workers' Party |
Other political affiliations | Popular Front (2012–2019) |
Spouse | Radhia Nasraoui |
Children | 3 (Nadia, Oussaïma and Sarah) |
Hamma Hammami (Arabic: حمّه الهمامي; born 8 January 1952) is a Tunisian communist, leader of the Popular Front, spokesman of the Tunisian Workers' Party,[1] and former editor of the party news organ El-Badil.
Activities
[edit]Hammami was imprisoned and tortured for his political activism against the rule of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali[2] and was noted for strong opposition to the government of Ben Ali.
On 12 January 2011, he was arrested at his home[3] for speaking to journalists about the Tunisian revolution. He was subsequently released on 15 January by the interim government of Fouad Mebazaa.
Personal life
[edit]Hamma Hammami was born on 8 January 1952 in El Aroussa, Tunisia. He is married to the human rights lawyer Radhia Nasraoui. Together they had three children, Nadia, Oussaïma and Sarah.
Works
[edit]Hamma Hammami is the author of several political essays in Arabic language including:
- Against obscurantism, Tunis, 1985
- The perestroïka : An against-revolution, Tunis, 1988
- History of the labor movement in Tunisia, Tunis, 1988
- Tunisian society: social and economic study, Tunis, 1989
- About secularism, Tunis, 1990
- Tunisian women: present and future, Tunis, 1992
- The path of dignity, Paris, 2002
- Who judges whom?, Tunis, 2013
- Liberty or Tyranny?, Tunis, 2013
- Women and socialism today, Tunis, 2015
- About liberties and equalities, Tunis, 2019
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pascale Harter, "Tunisia's lacklustre election," BBC (23 October 2004)
- ^ Hamma Hammami - Chronology of Repression, Netzwerk GewerkschafterInnen: Arbeitsgruppe für verfolgte GewerkschafterInnen, Amnesty International Austria (Updated 15 November 2002).
- ^ Authorities urged to release or charge Tunisian activists, Amnesty International (14 January 2011).