Nejiba Hamrouni

Nejiba Hamrouni (; 10 May 1967–29 May 2016) was a Tunisian journalist and trade union leader. She advocated for the rights of journalists, promoted ethical journalism and democratic debate and campaigned for women’s rights.

Biography Hamrouni worked for the Arabic daily newspaper Assabah for eight years then as editor-in-chief of the magazine Cawtaryat, published by the Arab Center for the Study and Training of Women. She was also a correspondent for Jeune Afrique. She spoke to the international media stating that "members of the government and National Constituent Assembly are attacking journalists in order to intimidate them and devalue their work, and also to shut them up and repress them," and that "one cannot write or publish freely. Newspapers are regularly banned from publication, websites are blocked, journalists are harassed, prevented from working, wiretapped, arrested, brought to justice, sometimes physically mistreated." affiliated with the International Federation of Journalists, serving between until 2014. As president, Hamrouni supported the introduction of a self-regulatory framework for accountability within the NSJT. She was also consulted during UNESCO's 2012 study on media development in Tunisia.

In 2013, Hamrouni received the Akademia Prize for Freedom of the Press. The following year she was selected by Reporters without Borders (RSF) on World Press Freedom Day 2014 as among their "100 heroes of information." Recent recipients have included Moroccan journalist Fatima Al Ifriqui (2018); Algerian news website Tour sur l'Algerie (2019); Moroccan newspaper editor Soulaimane Raissouni and Moroccan investigative journalist Omar Radi (2021); and the Algerian journalist Rabah Kareche (2022).