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On january 28, 2020 tunisia bid farewell to blogger lina ben mhenni with a state funeral. Lina ben mhenni is an activist, the author of the popular blog atunisiangirl, a human rights defender, an ex teacher assistant of linguistics at tunis university faculty of human and social sciences, a freelance translator and a writer. Lina ben mhenni, blogger and activist, 19832020 financial. Activist lina ben mhenni continues to fight for tunisian. She fought censorship, corruption, and human rights abuses, all while grappling with serious illness. Discover book depositorys huge selection of lina ben mhenni books online. The author of the story, conor mccormickcavanagh, writes about the books for prisoners project and what motivated ms.
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Jan 27, 2020 prominent tunisian blogger and human rights defender lina ben mhenni passed away at the age of 36 on monday 27 january, 2020. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on lina ben mhenni. Ben mhenni used her blog to expose violence against protesters in the revolt that led to the governments overthrow, and then to the arab spring. Tunisian author, journalist, and civic leader lina ben mhenni, who just last week appeared at the arab woman literature festival in tunis, died yesterday after a long struggle with lupus. All those who love lina are asked to bring books with them to her parental home and cemetery, and give them to me, wrote trabelsi. It is republished here under creative commons license ccby 3. Lina ben mhenni, activist who chronicled tunisia uprising. He was imprisoned and tortured for six years before his daughter was born, then cofounded the tunisian branch of amnesty international. A small selection of some of the books that have been gathered for the project photo courtesy of lina ben mhenni ben mhenni has high hopes for the success of this project. Lina ben mhenni was a tunisian internet activist who maintained the blog a tunisian girl, where she documented a revolt against an oppressive regime and police violence. We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping ft sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our sites are used. Jan 29, 2020 on 28 january 2020 the human rights foundation in new york expressed its sadness at the passing of tunisian activist, journalist, and educator lina ben mhenni, after a long battle with a chronic illness 19832020. Lina was a force who fought tenaciously until her last breath.
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She fought censorship, corruption, and human rights abuses, all. Her father and fellow activist, sadok ben mhenni, was a political prisoner and one of the founders of the tunisian branch of rights group amnesty international. Jan 30, 2020 lina ben mhenni was a tunisian internet activist who maintained the blog a tunisian girl, where she documented a revolt against an oppressive regime and police violence. Her mum taught at university and was active in the teachers union. Her father and fellow activist, sadok ben mhenni, was a political prisoner and one of the founders of the tunisian branch of rights group. Activist and avid blogger, lina ben mhenni is no stranger to both accolades and threats. Jan 29, 2020 lina ben mhenni was born on may 22, 1983, and raised in tunis. Through her blog a tunisian girl, which is written in arabic, french and english, ben mhenni has reported on the overthrow of the tunisian government, behind the scenes of the tunisian revolution and the continued threat of corruption in her country. She spoke out about the plight of syrians, collected books for prisoners.
Lina ben mhenni, tunisian blogger and human rights defender, has passed away at the age of 36 on january 27, 2020. In memory of lina ben mhenni, tunisian free expression. The national is the middle easts leading englishlanguage news service bringing you the latest news, opinion and features from the region and internationally. The obituary was featured in legacy on january 30, 2020. At a press conference held wednesday at the centre for research, studies, documentation and information on women french. Jan 01, 2011 lina ben mhenni 22 may 1983 27 january 2020 was a tunisian internet activist, blogger and lecturer in linguistics at tunis university. The 2011 nobel peace prize may recognise activists. Lina ben mhenni was born on may 22, 1983, and raised in tunis. Jan 31, 2020 the tunisian blogger and activist lina ben mhenni was a symbol of her countrys 2011 revolution, celebrated for her courage, fierce independence and dedication to the defence of human rights. Most recently she was working with the tunisian branch of the world organization against torture to collect books for prison. She was internationally recognised for her work during the 2011 tunisian revolution and in the following years.
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Lina ben mhenni, 36, a tunisian girl who confronted regime. Tunisian blogger lina ben mhenni, who has been tipped for the 2011 nobel peace prize, works on her computer at a cafe in tunis october 6, 2011. Jan 28, 2020 lina was an english teacher at the university of tunis. Tunis lina ben mhenni, an activist blogger who bore witness to the.
Jan 27, 2020 prominent tunisian blogger, journalist, and activist lina ben mhenni died on monday after a long illness. When the tunisian revolution that ousted longtime president zine alabidine ben ali broke out in 2010, ben mhenni was the first blogger to travel to sidi bouzid to cover the uprising. A blogger at arab springs genesis the new york times. Mhenni was a renowned activist and one of the voices of the arab spring in 2011. In memory of lina ben mhenni, tunisian free expression activist and revolutionary share it share on twitter share on facebook copy link like so many of her friends, colleagues, and admirers around the world, we were devastated to hear of the death of. Wellknown tunisian journalist, blogger, and activist lina ben mhenni passed away on january 27 from lupus at the tragically young age of 36. Lina ben mhenni label from public data source wikidata sources found. Tributes are pouring in after prominent tunisian human rights activist and blogger lina ben mhenni, one of the heroes of the 2011 revolution, died in the early hours of monday from lupus, aged 36 lina was an english teacher at the university of tunis. A campaign launched by blogger and activist lina ben mhenni has helped collect more than 45000 books for inmates across the country. Tunistunisia a campaign launched by blogger and activist lina ben mhenni has helped collect more than 45,000 books for inmates across the country.
Lina was the first blogger to visit sidi bouzid, the interior. Tunis lina ben mhenni, an activist blogger who bore witness to the 201011 popular uprising in tunisia and the violent reaction of the countrys autocratic regime, a clash that heralded the chain of revolts known as the arab spring, died on monday in tunis. On 28 january 2020 the human rights foundation in new york expressed its sadness at the passing of tunisian activist, journalist, and educator lina ben mhenni, after a long battle with a chronic illness 19832020. She fought censorship, corruption, and human rights abuses, all while grappling. Tunisian author and activist lina ben mhenni, 19832020. Jan 29, 2020 tunis lina ben mhenni, an activist blogger who bore witness to the 201011 popular uprising in tunisia and the violent reaction of the countrys autocratic regime, a clash that heralded the chain of revolts known as the arab spring, died on monday in tunis.
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