Zouhair Yahyaoui

Zouhair Yahyaoui (Arabic زهير يهياوي Zuhair Yahyāwī; * to December 8, 1967; † 13 March 2005) was a Tunisian dissident.

Life

Zouhair Yahyaoui studied business administration. As Reporters Without Borders Yahyaoui fought for freedom of expression on the Internet. After Tunisia's President Zine el- Abidine Ben Ali criticized on the website TUNeZINE.com, he was arrested on 4 June 2002 and was subsequently imprisoned 18 months. Be on TUNeZINE.com since July 2001 texts of the opposition as well as satires deal critically with the President, published. During his detention, he complained several times about poor prison conditions.

For his work he was awarded the Cyber- Freedom Prize.

Yahyaoui died on 13 March 2005 at the age of 37 of heart disease.

A year after the revolution in Tunisia 2010/2011 was celebrated in honor Yahyaouis the first time the national day of Internet freedom. The Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki transition praised the work of dissidents during a ceremony on 13 March 2012.