Sihem Bensedrine, historic Tunisian dissident: “Many young people see only two options: to get high or to go to sea”

Not even her detractors can deny Sihem Bensedrine (La Marsa, 1950) her status as a tireless fighter. A member of the Tunisian League for Human Rights since 1979, the main actor in opposition to the Ben Ali regime for a long time, Bensedrine practiced independent journalism until she was arrested in 2001. After several months of captivity, international pressure forced the regime to release her, and she ended up in temporary exile. In fact, he sp…