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Florence Aubenas is a French journalist who received the Prix Jean Amila-Meckert, a distinction that sits alongside several other awards she has accumulated over the course of her career.

Aubenas was born on February 6, 1961, in the Brussels metropolitan area and holds French citizenship. She was educated at the Centre de formation des journalistes, and she works in the French language. Her occupation has remained that of a journalist throughout her professional life.

Beyond the Prix Jean Amila-Meckert, Aubenas received the Joseph-Kessel Prize, the Jean Lacouture Prize, the Globe de Cristal in the category of best novel or essay, and the Livre et droits humains award. She was also awarded the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres. The accumulation of these honors across literary and humanitarian categories reflects the range of recognition her work has received.

Quotes by Florence Aubenas

I had no stratagems, no tricks. You are simply obliged to put up with it, you have no choice.
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I had no stratagems, no tricks. You are simply obliged to put up with it, you have no choice.
Obviously, you have no other proof but your word. So I hope they are going to believe her, as they believed me.
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Obviously, you have no other proof but your word. So I hope they are going to believe her, as they believed me.
She came to this country to do her job as a journalist and not anything else.
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She came to this country to do her job as a journalist and not anything else.