Lina Ben Mhenni

Overview

Lina Ben Mhenni born Tunisia May 22, 1983. Blogger. Chronicled Arab Spring revolt in her blog A Tunisian Girl, 2011. Arrested for protest against censorship, 2010. Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2011; awarded Sean MacBride Peace Prize, 2012.

Quotations

"It was very dangerous to be a blogger under Ben Ali. . . Of course I had fear, but when I saw people killed by the police I forgot it and it gave me the strength to do my work." (New York Times, Oct. 12, 2011)