Mònica Bernabé Fernández (born December 1972) is a Spanish journalist known for her work as a correspondent in

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, where she lived for nearly eight years.

Biography

Mònica Bernabé studied at the

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. In 2000, after her first trip to Afghanistan and

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, she founded the Association for Human Rights in Afghanistan (''Asociación por los Derechos Humanos en Afganistán''; ASDHA), an

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that supports Afghan women. She was the president for 16 years, until its dissolution. Over seven years, she traveled to Afghanistan every year, until mid-2007 when she settled there, corresponding for various media outlets, including the newspaper ''El Mundo'',

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(RNE), Ràdio Associació de Catalunya 1 (RAC 1),

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, and the Spanish service of

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. She lived in Afghanistan until 2014. In 2015 she moved to Rome to take over as correspondent for ''El Mundo'' in the Italian capital. In May 2017 she joined the newspaper ''

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'' as head of the International section.

Awards

* 2010 Julio Anguita Parrado Prize for journalism * 2011 Proteus Prize in the field of culture and communication * 2013 29th Cirilo Rodríguez Journalism Award * 2013 Human Rights Award from the

Books

* ''Afganistán, crónica de una ficción.'' Debate Publisher (2012) * ''Mujeres. Afganistán'', Blume Publisher (2014)'','' jointly with . Collection of photographs and testimonies of almost 250 Afghan women explaining their situation in the country.

Exhibition

* ''Dones. Women. Afganistán''. Traveling exhibition, together with Gervasio Sánchez, which has been seen in various places throughout

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and

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. Based on the book of the same name.

Documentary

''Vestida de negre''
Documentary about Afghanistan through the testimony of journalist Mònica Bernabé, directed by Josep Morell. Produced by TV3 and La Quimera.

References

External links

Mònica Bernabé Website
(in Spanish).
Interview with Mònica Bernabé
in Hemisferio Zero, 3 May 2013 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernabe, Monica 1972 births Autonomous University of Barcelona alumni Living people People from Barcelona Spanish women journalists