Riadh Guerfali, also known by the pseudonym Astrubal, is a

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n lawyer and

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activist. He is best known for being a manager of the website Nawaat, which itself became a platform for organizing protesters during the Tunisian revolution.

Online activities

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. The following month, Guerfaili as Astrubal uploaded a

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of that video replacing the

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character with the Tunisian president,

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. This video was part of a broader anti-government propaganda campaign initially launched by Tunisian human rights activists in 2002. Guerfali promotes

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on the Internet. The website Nawaat has been one of Guerfali's tools for promoting citizen journalism. In 2011, Guerfali won a Netcitizen prize for promoting freedom of expression on the Internet. This prize was sponsored by

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and

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References

External links

Astrubal's blog
(in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Guerfali, Riadh People of the Tunisian revolution 21st-century Tunisian lawyers Tunisian human rights activists Living people Year of birth missing (living people)