Zouhir Latif is the founder and director of the first local proximity
Tunisian channel “Telvza TV”. He is also the founder and president of the Free Reporters association, which trains citizen reporters in Tunisia.
Latif is one of the few reporters who has covered major wars and conflicts since the early nineties such as the invasion of Kuwait, the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia, Kosovo, East Timor, the invasion of Iraq and others.
Latif has produced many documentaries for leading European and Arab channels such as the BBC, Al Jazeera English and Dubai tv.
He interviewed several influential political and cultural personalities including Botros GHALI, Kofi ANNAN, Najib MAHFOUZ, Melis ZINAOUI, Tony BLAIR and Mouammar KHADDAFI.
Latif is a committed journalist who has always campaigned for press freedom in the Arab world.
Experience
2013 - Present
TELVZA TV
Fundraising for the launch of Telvza TV- Independent TV Channel
Implementation of the communication strategy
Creation of TV Shows
Ensuring the general functioning of the company
Presenter and investigator for "Fi Samim" first investigation show in Tunisia
2013 - Present
Founder and Managing Director
Free Reporters is a non-profit organization
It is a model of Citizen Journalism that aims to reflect the different facets of Tunisia
It highlights local, social, economic and political injustices that happens in the country
Free Reporters connects citizens via videos and all the citizens can become reporters by joining this associations
1990 - 2014
TV channels
- France 24: covering the armed conflict in Darfur
- BBC
- ANN
- Aptn
- Al Jazeera English
- Dubai TV
Wars and armed conflicts:
- Invasion of Kuwait (1990)
- War in Kosovo ((1998)
- War between Eritrea and Ethiopia (1999)
- Invasion of Iraq (2003)
- War in Darfur (2009)
- The Arab Revolutions ( 2011-2016)
Interviews:
- Kofi ANNAN
- Najib MAHFOUZ,
- Melis ZINAOUI
- Tony BLAIR
- Mouammar KHADDAFI
- Benezir BOUTOU
- Ibrahim ROGHVA
Countries:
London - UK
- Darfour - Sudan
- Sanaa - Yemen
- Bagdad- Iraq
- Iles Comoro
Advisor/ consultant
Advisor at the United Nations for the “World Food Program” 2006 - 2009
Collaboration with international organizations and country representatives for
the release of hostages in conflict zones
Advisor to the Comorian President 1995
Documentary Director
- The Last Days of Sheikh Imam (1992)
- THULATHIA ILA NAJIB MAHFOUZ (1999)
- The Road to Kabul (1998)
- The Taliban (1999)
- Gaddafi's Last Allies (2011)
- Allailou Yanjali (2011)
- The Battle of Bizerte (2013)
- Tunisian Jews (2013)
- Chiisme in Tunisia
- War against terrorism in Syria (2014)
- Palestinian camps in Lebanon(2019)
- Karbala (2022)