iRevolution - Online Warriors of The Arab Spring -- "Tunisia"

**I do not take any credit for the making of this video.**
**Taryn Fixel and Scott Bronstein produced iRevolution. Kathy Slobogin is a managing editor for CNN's Special Investigations and Documentary unit.**

CNN Presents -- iRevolution: Online Warriors Of The Arab Spring debuts Sunday, June 19 at 8:00p.m. ET and PT it replays on Saturday, June 25 at 8:00p.m. ET and PT on CNN/U.S.

CNN correspondent Amber Lyon reports from the digital edges of the democratic revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Bahrain on the movements spreading through North Africa and the Middle East. Using computers and cell phones, and social media like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, young citizen journalists have leveraged the technology of the Internet to call out injustices, demand democratic change, organize protests, and share news about how to evade authorities desperately trying to contain the spread of revolution.

This video shows the story of Lina Benmhenni, aka "sidibouzid" on Twitter, who activily reports the occurrences in her country.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• the arab spring
• iREVOLUTION
• tunisia
• sidibouzid