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Arwa Ben Ahmed

Research Fellow

Project Activities

Mauritania

Other Activities and Research Interests

Constitutional and international law, Criminal Justice, Online Safety Regulations, Counterterrorism Legislation, Human Rights.

  • Since 4/2025 Research Fellow, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law
  • 9/2019–3/2025 Programme Lead and Legal Advisor, Foreign commonwealth and development Office (FCDO), British Embassy, Tunis, Tunisia
  • 7/2022–7/2024 Consultant, Violence Prevention Network (VPN), Berlin, Germany
  • 3/2019- 9/2019 Project Officer, Tansitional Justice, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Tunis, Tunisia
  • 4/2017–2/2019 Project Assistant, United States Institute of Peace (USIP), MENA Hub
  • 10/2020–8/2021 Professional Lawyer Qualification, Higher Institute of the Lawyer profession (ISPA), Tunis, Tunisia
  • 10/2014- 11/2017 Master’s Degree in Common Law and Human Rights, University of Legal, Political and Social Studies of Tunis (FSJPST)
  • 2009–2013 LLB in Private Law, University of Legal, Political and Social Studies of Tunis (FSJPST)
  • Ben Ahmed A. and Dzhekova. R. Countering Terrorist Content Online: A Best Practice Guide for Hosting Service Providers: https://friscoproject.eu/publications/
  • Implementing an effective anti-corruption strategy: maintaining national security in Tunisia – Mediterranean Journal of Legal Research
  • Prison and Rehabilitation and the return of Islamic State Fighters to Tunisia – German Council on Foreign Relations DGAP. 2020: Tunisia’s Fragile Democracy | DGAP