In Tunisia, where femicides have further devastated families with 22 women killed in 2025, November 25 resonates as a painful reminder: violence continues to strike, sometimes behind closed doors, sometimes through a screen where cyberharassment suffocates the youngest. By launching “Ghalia” as part of the 16 Days of Activism, the mobilization gives a face, a voice and dignity to those who have been silenced for too long – to say that every woman deserves protection, justice and a life lived to the fullest.
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is marked this November 25 by renewed calls for action in the face of a phenomenon that affects nearly one in three women in the world. This edition highlights the worrying rise of digital violence, increasingly present in the lives of women visible in public space.
In Tunisia, this day also coincides with the launch of the song “Ghalia”, an artistic creation integrated into the 16 days of activism campaign and supported by the Delegation of the European Union.
A global scourge that is transforming with digital technology
At the international level, organizations recall that physical, sexual, psychological and economic violence remains massive, often invisible and still under-reported. This year, the alert concerns a rapidly expanding field: online violence. Cyberharassment, threats, defamation campaigns, misuse of AI, sexist deepfakes – all new forms which particularly target women journalists, activists, content creators or political actors.
The difficulty of legal supervision, the impunity of platforms, the anonymity of attackers and the rise of speeches hostile to equality contribute to the worsening of the phenomenon. The UNiTE international campaign, launched on November 25 and extended until December 10, intends to raise awareness and mobilize for 16 days, until Human Rights Day.
“Ghalia”: a musical story to break the silence and denounce violence
In this context, the release of the song “Ghalia” reinforces the awareness message carried during the 16 days of activism. The work addresses in particular the violence suffered by young girls, including cyberharassment, which is still trivialized despite its scale. In Tunisia, the figures remain worrying: 22 women were killed in 2025 on the basis of their gender.
The clip features a young heroine who refuses resignation and aspires to reconstruction. The text calls for condemnation of violence, action and an end to complicit silence. The project, financed and supported by the Delegation of the European Union to Tunisia, is part of an institutional commitment in favor of equality and against all forms of gender-based violence.
Performed by Asma Ben Ahmed, Chaïma Mahmoud and the rapper 4LPHA, written and composed by Bayrem Kilani, produced by Selim Saïed and directed by Zied Litaiem, “Ghalia” is intended to be a cultural and social tool to raise awareness, reach the youngest and strengthen mobilization.
The Day of November 25 and the release of “Ghalia” remind us that the fight against violence also relies on the involvement of families, educational institutions, the media and public authorities.
The central message remains the same: protection, listening to victims, recognition of digital violence, refusal of trivialization and collective action.
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