Hamma Hammami
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Hamma Hammami (born 8 January, 1952 in El Aroussa
) is a Tunisia
n communist, spokesman of the Tunisian Workers' Communist Party
, and former editor of the party news organ El-Badil. He was imprisoned and tortured for his political activism agains the Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
dictatorship and is noted for strong opposition to the government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
On 12 January, 2011, he was arrested at his home for speaking to journalists about the Tunisian revolution
. He was subsequently released on January 15 by the interim government of Fouad Mebazaa
.
He is married to Radhia Nasraoui.
El Aroussa
El Aroussa is a town and commune in the Siliana Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 2,621.-References:...
) is a Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n communist, spokesman of the Tunisian Workers' Communist Party
Tunisian Workers' Communist Party
The Tunisian Workers' Communist Party , also known by its French acronym PCOT, is a Marxist-Leninist political party in Tunisia. Its general secretary is Hamma Hammami. It was outlawed until the Tunisian Revolution, when in a failed attempt to shore up the state framework it and another banned...
, and former editor of the party news organ El-Badil. He was imprisoned and tortured for his political activism agains the Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is a Tunisian political figure who was the second President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011. Ben Ali was appointed Prime Minister in October 1987, and he assumed the Presidency on 7 November 1987 in a bloodless coup d'état that ousted President Habib Bourguiba, who was...
dictatorship and is noted for strong opposition to the government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
On 12 January, 2011, he was arrested at his home for speaking to journalists about the Tunisian revolution
Tunisian revolution
The Tunisian Revolution is an intensive campaign of civil resistance, including a series of street demonstrations taking place in Tunisia. The events began in December 2010 and led to the ousting of longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011...
. He was subsequently released on January 15 by the interim government of Fouad Mebazaa
Fouad Mebazaa
Fouad Mebazaa is a Tunisian politician who has been President of Tunisia since 15 January 2011. He was active in Neo Destour prior to Tunisian independence, served as Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Public Health, and Minister of Culture and Information, and has been President of the...
.
He is married to Radhia Nasraoui.
External Links
- Hamma Hammami - Chronology of Repression, Netzwerk GewerkschafterInnen: Arbeitsgruppe für verfolgte GewerkschafterInnen, Amnesty International Austria (Updated on 15 November 2002).