Riadh Guerfali

Riadh Guerfali, also known by the pseudonym Astrubal, is a Tunisian lawyer and human rights 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 In 2004, Apple updated its iconic 1984 advertisement to showcase the iPod. The following month, Guerfaili as Astrubal uploaded a mashup of that video replacing the Big Brother character with the Tunisian president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The website Nawaat has been one of Guerfali's tools for promoting citizen journalism. This prize was sponsored by Google and Reporters without Borders.