Lina Ben Mhenni
Lina Ben Mhenni (Arabic: لينا بن مهني; May 22, 1983 – January 27, 2020) was a Tunisian Internet activist, blogger and assistant lecturer. She worked in linguistics at Tunis University.[1]
In January 2011, she covered the early weeks of the Tunisian Revolution from Sidi Bouzid Governorate in the interior of the country. In 2011, Ben Mhenni was reported to have been a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize,[2] for her works and activism during the Tunisian Revolution.
Mhenni died on January 27, 2020 of a stroke caused by an autoimmune disease at a hospital in Tunis, aged 36.[3]
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[change | change source]- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Voice behind a revolution". Sydney Morning Herald. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- ↑ "Lina Ben Mhenni n'est plus - Réalités Online". 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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