Naziha Réjiba
Naziha Réjiba also known as Om Ziad is a Tunisian journalist. She edits the online journal Kalima. She is a laureate of the International Press Freedom Award.
Career
In 2000, Réjiba co-founded Kalima, along with Sihem Bensedrine. In 2001, Réjiba and Bensedrine set up Observatoire de la Liberté de la Presse, de L'Edition et de la Création, a group that promotes freedom of the press and which is banned in Tunisia.Réjiba has repeatedly been harassed by the Tunisian government. She has repeatedly been interrogated by police, and she is under constant surveillance. Kalima is blocked in Tunisia. In 2007, Rejiba received a series of anonymous threats and was the target of a smear campaign involving obscene, fabricated photographs of her husband. In 2008, vandals hacked into the Kalima web page, shutting it down. Réjiba accused the government of being responsible for vandalism in an article, and was summoned to court.
During an interview with the Committee to Protect Journalists, Naziha Réjiba was asked why she believed she was being targeted. In response, she said: