National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT)
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2019-098-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2019
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 33.886917
Longitude: 9.537499
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Tunisia
- From Region
- Type of record
- Named organization
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
monitors attacks against journalists
- Type of rights defended
- Civil/political rights
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
was subject to online harassment for promoting the use of the United Nations special procedures: On 29 January 2019, the SNJT issued a public statement calling on the Tunisian authorities to ensure protection of journalists and accountability through immediate investigation of increasing attacks against them. The SNJT stated that in case the authorities did not respond promptly, it would alert the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Special Procedures: thematic
- Dates of engagement
- 29 January 2019
- Type of attempted engagement
- Other
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 30 January 2019
- Reprisal information
On 30 January 2019, a leader of the Tunisian regional security forces syndicate published the SNJT press release on its official Facebook page stating “The Traitors have no place between us. Back to hell and those who have problems with the Ministry of Interior should go away outside Tunisia with the United Nations.”
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Online harassment
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- State actors
- Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
- No
- Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
- No
- Further case development
Following the statement, a complaint was submitted to investigate and prosecute those responsible within the security forces on the bases of the Press Code. The case is being investigated and the security forces leader is being prosecuted for incitement to murder, per article 51 of the Decree-law number 2011-115 (revised Tunisian Press Code). As of June 2019, no judgement had yet been pronounced.
- Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
- No
- Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
- No
- Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
- No
- How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
- 0