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Women on borrowed time, from abuse to femicide

This series tells the story of women victims of domestic violence, some of whom have caused their death. This is the case of Refka Cherni, killed by her husband in May 2021 in Kef. In this podcast, relatives of women victims of femicide as well as women victims of violence testify to put these dramas at the heart of the public debate.
13 December 2021
series Femmes en Sursis, de l’emprise au féminicide - نسا في "سرسي"، من السطوة إلى قتل النساء Cette série raconte l’histoire de femmes victimes de violences conjugales qui, pour certaines, ont causé leur mort. C’est le cas de Refka Cherni, tuée par son mari en mai 2021 au Kef. En Tunisie, il est impossible de comptabiliser les féminicides puisque les chiffres officiels n’existent pas. Ils sont traités comme des faits divers isolés alors même que le féminicide est la fin tragique d’un mécanisme d’emprise, de domination et de violences instauré par un homme dans le cadre d’une relation amoureuse ou familiale. Celui-ci peut-être le partenaire ou l’ex-partenaire quand le féminicide a lieu dans le cadre d’une relation conjugale. Lorsque la victime tente de sortir de ce cycle de violence, c’est là que l’agresseur sévit. Dans ce podcast, des proches de femmes victimes de féminicide ainsi que des femmes victimes de violences témoignent afin de remettre ces drames au cœur du débat public. تروي هذه السلسلة قصص نساء وقعن ضحايا العنف الزوجي الذي فتك ببعض منهن على غرار رفقة الشارني التي قتلها زوجها في ماي المنقضي بالكاف. يستحيل في تونس تعداد جرائم قتل النساء بسبب غياب الأرقام الرسمية، ويتم التعامل مع هذه الجرائم كأخبار عرضية ومعزولة على الرغم من أن قتل النساء حين يدخل في إطار علاقة زوجية هو نهاية حتمية لآليات سيطرة وهيمنة يوطّدها القرين أو القرين السابق. وعندما تحاول الضحية الفرار من دائرة العنف تلك، حينها يبطش بها المعتدي. يتناول هذا البودكاست شهادات لأقارب ضحايا قتل النساء وشهادات أخريات من ضحايا العنف بغية إعادة هذه المآسي إلى محلّها في قلب النقاش العام. 62439 [{"user_id":""}]

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#Her Name is ...

"Her husband gave her no way to survive". On May 9, 2021, Refka Cherni's husband, a National Guard officer, fired five shots at his wife with his service weapon. The young woman had filed a complaint against him for violence a mere 48 hours before.

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The Survivor

"That's all, I couldn't live with him anymore. I told myself that if he behaved like that with me now, tomorrow he could kill me for sure", Amira was the victim of domestic violence for 16 years. She managed to escape with her children and decided to tell us her story.
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Media portrayal: the two-pronged punishment of women victims of violence

"Let's sweep the case under the rug and marry her to her rapist," exclaimed Ala Chebbi, host of the talk show Andi Mankolek, about a minor who was raped by three members of her family and became pregnant. These statements legitimizing violence against women are frequently heard in several Tunisian programs. Such treatment leads to dramatic consequences for the victims and their loved ones.
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Souad, between Murder and Mercy

"I had no intention of killing my husband, I only wanted to protect my daughter." In 2019, Souad was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husband. He was abusing her and their four children, but self-defence was not accepted in her case. We tell Souad’s story based on a letter she wrote from prison. and the testimonies of her children.

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