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Ahlem Belhadj died, too young, in Tunis on March 11, 2013. Activist, child psychiatrist by training, she was best known for being the president of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD). We publish below a first set of tributes that we have received.
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The New Anti-Capitalist Party sends its condolences to Myriam, Youssef and Jallal, to all the comrades of Ahlem, activists in the feminist and trade union movement.
Ahlem is leaving at a time when the social movement is particularly targeted, when women’s rights and the democratic rights she (...)
The Bureau of the Fourth International wishes to express its shock and sadness at the death of our dear comrade Ahlem Belhadj.
Ahlem’s warmth, kindness and militant qualities were appreciated by all. As soon as the news was known we received messages from France, Brazil, Mexico, the West (...)
A leading figure in trade unionism, in the fight against oppression, courageous, committed, she was since her age in the front line on all fronts. With a strong voice and determination, she had long carried the cause of democracy and women on her shoulders and in her heart. Dr Ahlem Belhadj, 57 (...)
Hamma Hammami is the Secretary General of the Tunisian Workers’ Party (est. 1986, legalized 2011) and a leader of the Popular Front for the Realization of the Objectives of the Revolution (est. 2012). He is the editor of the newspaper Sawt Achaab, author of eleven books on politics and (...)
La version originale en français de cet article est à paraître dans la revue “Inprecor”.
In contrast to Egypt, left forces in Tunisia have been able to maintain continuity over several decades, even clandestinely. The main reason for this is the existence, since just after the Second World War, (...)
In January 2011 an immense hope arose, a hope for a new path in the history of the Mediterranean basin, and beyond:
• In the Arab region, the revolutionary wave that started in Tunisia quickly spread to many countries;
• The example of the occupation of Tahrir Square in Cairo directly inspired (...)
March 19th, 2015, Tunis
Statement
The preparatory Committee of the World Social Forum (WSF) held an urgent meeting this morning to consider the latest repercussions of the terrorist operation that targeted the Bardo Museum yesterday.
After that the Preparatory Committee recorded the size of (...)
After the terrorist attack today at the Bardo Museum, next to the National Assembly, the 2015 World Social Forum organizing committee declares that the Forum and all its activities are maintained. Through this attack, terrorist groups attempted to undermine the democratic transition Tunisia (...)
The central committee of the Ligue de la gauche ouvrière (LGO – Workers’ Left League), expanded to include various regional and sectoral coordinations, met on 28 December 2014 at the national headquarters to discuss the political situation in the country and the tasks to be carried out during the (...)
A revolution is usually defined as a time where simultaneously: Those at the bottom no longer want to “live as before”, Those at the top can no longer “maintain their domination in an unchanged form”, And this double impossibility leads to “the forcible entrance of the masses into the realm of (...)
A former president of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD), Ahlem Belhadj is also a child psychiatrist, a member of the National Union of University Hospital Physicians, affiliated to the General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT) and is a longtime activist of the Fourth (...)
Having come to power following the October 2011 elections , the government led by Ennahdha has lost all legitimacy. The same goes for the National Constituent Assembly (NCA ), which was elected to write, in a maximum period of one year, a new constitution. Nearly two years have passed and it is (...)
Everyone who spoke agreed on the need to remain in the Popular Front. They also stressed that the decision to enter the Salvation Front was taken collectively during the meeting held the day after the murder of Mohamed Brahmi.
On the other hand, a wide range of positions was expressed on the (...)
The League of the Workers’ Left (LGO) held its founding congress on 27, 28 and 29 September 2013 in Tunis. The opening evening at the Trade Union Hall was marked by the broad participation of members and sympathizers of the League.
On this occasion, the party greeted and thanked all those (...)
For the majority of Tunisians, the current government is no longer legitimate. But at the same time the establishment of an alternative popular regime is not immediately on the agenda.
In the same way, the Front populaire [Popular Front] has already become the third biggest political force in (...)
We reproduce here the statement by the Popular Front adopted after the mobilization that followed the assassination on February 6 of Chokri Belaïd, leader of the Party of United Democratic Patriots and a leader of the Popular Front. Chokri Belaïd was one of the lawyers who had defended the (...)
The assassination of the highly respected opposition figure Chokri Belaid has thrown Tunisia into turmoil and could mark a turning point in Tunisian politics.
Since opposition figure Chokri Belaid was assassinated yesterday morning, Tunisia has been thrown into total turmoil. Political (...)
Ligue de la Gauche Ouvrière (LGO – Workers’ Left League) press release on the assassination of the comrade martyr Chokri Belaïd (February 6, 2013).
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This morning a treacherous and obscurantist hand was raised to a assassinate the left leader and activist, comrade Chokri (...)
Chokri Belaïd, one of the main leaders of the Tunisian radical left, was shot dead this morning [6 February] outside his home.
The NPA expresses its horror at this odious crime. It extends its full solidarity to his family as well as to the Tunisian activists who have shared his struggle. (...)
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