Hamma Hammami ( ar, حمّه الهمامي; born 8 January 1952) is a

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communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...

, leader a of the

Popular Front A popular front is "any coalition of working-class and middle-class parties", including liberal and social democratic ones, "united for the defense of democratic forms" against "a presumed Fascist assault". More generally, it is "a coalition ...

, spokesman of the Tunisian Workers' Party, and former editor of the party news organ ''El-Badil''.

Activities

Hammami was imprisoned and tortured for his political activism against the rule of President

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ( ar, زين العابدين بن علي, translit=Zayn al-'Ābidīn bin 'Alī; 3 September 1936 – 19 September 2019), commonly known as Ben Ali ( ar, بن علي) or Ezzine ( ar, الزين), was a Tunisian politician ...

and was noted for strong opposition to the government of Ben Ali. On 12 January 2011, he was arrested at his homeAuthorities urged to release or charge Tunisian activists
Amnesty International (14 January 2011). for speaking to journalists about the

Tunisian revolution The Tunisian Revolution, also called the Jasmine Revolution, was an intensive 28-day campaign of civil resistance. It included a series of street demonstrations which took place in Tunisia, and led to the ousting of longtime president Zine El ...

. He was subsequently released on 15 January by the interim government of

Fouad Mebazaa Fouad Mebazaa ( ar, فؤاد المبزع, Fuʾād el-Mbazaʿ; born 15 June 1933) is a Tunisian politician who was the president of Tunisia from 15 January 2011 to 13 December 2011. He was active in Neo Destour prior to Tunisian independence, ser ...

Personal life

Hamma Hammami was born on 8 January 1952 in El Aroussa,

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. He is married to the human rights lawyer Radhia Nasraoui. Together they have three daughters, Nadia, Oussaïma and Sarah.

Works

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

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1952 births Living people People from Tunis People of the Tunisian Revolution Popular Front (Tunisia) politicians Tunisian communists Tunisian activists Tunisian journalists Tunisian prisoners and detainees Anti-revisionists Hoxhaists Candidates for President of Tunisia {{Tunisia-bio-stub

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