La Fédération Internationale des Journalistes prévoit de mener une enquête approfondie des événements concernant une réunion controversée organisée le week-end dernier et durant laquelle une direction pro-gouvernementale a été installée à la tête du syndicat des journalistes en Tunisie.
"L'ombre de l'influence politique dans cette affaire ne fait aucun doute", a déclaré le Secrétaire général de la FIJ, Aidan White. "La réunion s'est déroulée dans un lieu mis à disposition par le Gouvernement, le Président nouvellement élu est un membre bien connu du parti au pouvoir et l'assemblée a envoyé un message louant le gouvernement du Président Ben Ali - et tout cela quelques semaines avant les élections présidentielles."
La FIJ est active en coulisses pour réparer une scission qui s'était crée au sein du Syndicat National des Journalistes Tunisiens (SNJT) plus tôt cette année. Les dirigeants du syndicat ont été attaqués pour avoir publié un rapport critiquant les conditions de travail des journalistes et de la liberté de la presse dans le pays.
La démission d'un certain nombre de membres du comité directeur signifiait qu'une assemblée nationale extraordinaire allait devoir être organisée pour réélire de nouveaux dirigeants mais les efforts initiés par la FIJ pour trouver une date convenant à toutes les parties ont échoué. La réunion de samedi était organisée par les opposants des dirigeants du syndicat élus l'an dernier et elle n'a pus se dérouler que suite à l'échec d'un procès mettant en doute sa légalité.
La FIJ a officiellement décliné une invitation à participer à cette réunion.
"La FIJ n'a pas approuvé le procédé " a également déclaré M. White. "Notre Comité Exécutif a insisté sur sa volonté de rester neutre dans ces querelles et étudiera les évènements du week-end de très près avant de donner son avis. Il existe toujours une possibilité d'unifier le mouvement de journalistes en Tunisie."
Une deuxième réunion, organisée par la direction du SNJT devrait se tenir le 12 septembre.
En 2004, la FIJ a suspendu l'Association des Journalistes Tunisiens car ses dirigeants avaient remis un Prix pour la liberté de la presse au Président Ben Ali. Pour être membre de la FIJ, les syndicats et les associations de journalistes doivent être politiquement indépendants des gouvernements et des partis politiques.
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Voici une première version où Younès Mjahed a été cité nommément !!
The International Federation of Journalists plans to further investigate events surrounding a controversial meeting at the weekend when a pro-government leadership was installed at the head of the union of journalists in Tunisia.
"The shadow of political influence in this affair is unmistakeable," said IFJ General Secretary Aidan White. "The meeting was held in a venue donated by the government, the newly-elected President is a well-known member of the ruling party and a message was sent from the meeting praising the government of President Ben Ali - and all of this just weeks before a Presidential election."
The IFJ has been working behind the scenes to repair a rift in the Syndicat National des Journalistes Tunisiens (SNJT) which broke out earlier this year. Union leaders were attacked for publishing a press freedom report critical of the working conditions of journalists and press freedom in the country.
The resignation of a number of board members meant an extraordinary national meeting to re-elect new leaders had to be called, but IFJ-inspired efforts to find an agreed date for this meeting failed. Saturday's meeting was called by opponents of the union's leaders elected last year and only went ahead after a court case challenging its legality failed.
The IFJ officially declined an invitation to attend the meeting. Younes M'Jahed, an IFJ Vice President, did attend but in his capacity as President of the Union of Moroccan Journalists.
"The IFJ has not endorsed this process," said White. "Our Executive Committee has insisted on remaining neutral in this dispute and it will look long and hard at events over the weekend before reaching its verdict. There is still some way to go to unify the journalists' movement in Tunisia."
A second meeting, called by the leadership of the SNJT is due to be held on September 12.
In 2004 the IFJ suspended the Tunisian Association of Journalists from membership after its leaders awarded a press freedom prize to President Ben Ali. To be a member of the IFJ unions and associations of journalists have to politically independent of governments and political parties.
For more information contact the IFJ at +32 2 235 2207
The IFJ represents over 600,000 journalists in 123 countries worldwide
Et voici une deuxième version où la mention relative à Younès Mjahed a disparu !!!
The International Federation of Journalists plans to further investigate events surrounding a controversial meeting at the weekend when a pro-government leadership was installed at the head of the union of journalists in Tunisia.
"The shadow of political influence in this affair is unmistakeable," said IFJ General Secretary Aidan White. "The meeting was held in a venue donated by the government, the newly-elected President is a well-known member of the ruling party and a message was sent from the meeting praising the government of President Ben Ali - and all of this just weeks before a Presidential election."
The IFJ has been working behind the scenes to repair a rift in the Syndicat National des Journalistes Tunisiens (SNJT) which broke out earlier this year. Union leaders were attacked for publishing a press freedom report critical of the working conditions of journalists and press freedom in the country.
The resignation of a number of board members meant an extraordinary national meeting to re-elect new leaders had to be called, but IFJ-inspired efforts to find an agreed date for this meeting failed. Saturday's meeting was called by opponents of the union's leaders elected last year and only went ahead after a court case challenging its legality failed.
The IFJ officially declined an invitation to attend the meeting.
"The IFJ has not endorsed this process," said White. "Our Executive Committee has insisted on remaining neutral in this dispute and it will look long and hard at events over the weekend before reaching its verdict. There is still some way to go to unify the journalists' movement in Tunisia."
A second meeting, called by the leadership of the SNJT is due to be held on September 12.
In 2004 the IFJ suspended the Tunisian Association of Journalists from membership after its leaders awarded a press freedom prize to President Ben Ali. To be a member of the IFJ unions and associations of journalists have to politically independent of governments and political parties.
For more information contact the IFJ at +32 2 235 2207
The IFJ represents over 600,000 journalists in 123 countries worldwide
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In Tunisia , government allies oust journalist syndicate board
New York, August 17, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the ousting of the board of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (NSTJ) on Saturday. The syndicate was the only independent organization of its kind in Tunisia for critical journalists, providing them with syndication services among other benefits.
In the latest in a long string of actions meant to eliminate critical media, pro-government journalists held an extraordinary session in Tunis on Saturday in which they elected a new board and president for the NSTJ composed entirely of pro-government members.
In May, following a critical report on the state of media freedom in Tunisia by the NSTJ, pro-government members of the previous board resigned and began circulating a withdrawal of confidence petition to the NSTJ membership. At the time, the democratically elected president of the NSTJ board, Neji Bghouri, told CPJ that journalists were threatened with loss of employment and otherwise intimidated if they did not join the petition.
“The Tunisian government is again working behind the scenes to silence critical voices in the media,” said CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Mohamed Abdel Dayem . “This is not merely an internal restructuring within the union. This is the latest effort by the government to silence independent media.”
The NSTJ was formed in 2008 after the Tunisian Association of Journalists was made defunct by the government. The new board’s first act was to send a letter to President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali commending his “sustained keenness ...on further promoting the Tunisian media landscape.” The signatories also expressed their “sincere thanks to the Head of State for the gains and achievements made for the information sector, in general, and journalists, in particular,” the official Tunis Afrique Presse news agency reported.
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