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Deutsche Welle International Blog Award for "A Tunisian Girl" in April 2011. The awards were presented as part of the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum on 20 June 2011 in Bonn, Germany. "I'll continue my work and try to protect the fruits of the revolution”, she said during the
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Ben Mhenni died on 27 January 2020, aged 36, in a hospital, was caused by a stroke resulting from complications of an autoimmune disease. Media outlets from different countries highlighted the relevance of her work and contribution to the human rights struggle in the country and the region.
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Ben Mhenni began posting photos and video of protests of those injured throughout
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real world." She was quoted as saying: “It is not enough to publish a status, or a video, or share a hashtag. You have to work in the field, meet people, and be present during the demonstrations.”
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for a "double discourse" that espoused reactionary views on social media while its leaders presented a different image to traditional media, and demanded the release of
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