Lina Abu Akleh

{{Short description|Palestinian human rights advocate}}

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| alt = Lina Abu Akleh sitting near photographs of Shireen Abu Akleh

| caption = Lina Abu Akleh at her family home in East Jerusalem, July 2022

| native_name = لينا أبو عاقلة

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| birth_place = Jerusalem, Israeli-occupied West Bank

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| nationality = {{flagicon|Palestine}} Palestinian

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| citizenship = {{flagicon|Palestine}} State of Palestine
{{flagicon|Armenia}} Armenia

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| alma_mater = American University of Beirut (BA in Political Studies)
University of San Francisco (MA in International Studies)

| occupation = Human rights advocate

| years_active = 2022–present

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| employer = Various human rights organizations

| organization = Advocacy groups for Palestinian rights

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| known_for = Advocacy for Palestinian human rights, seeking justice for Shireen Abu Akleh's killing, and international activism

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• Testimony before the United Nations Human Rights Council
• Advocacy efforts with the U.S. Department of State
• Meeting with Pope Francis

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| mother = Armenian descent

| father = Palestinian descent

| relatives = Shireen Abu Akleh (aunt)

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| awards = BBC 100 Women (2022)
Time 100 Next (2022)

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Lina Abu Akleh ({{Langx|ar|لينا أبو عاقلة}}) is a Palestinian human rights advocate. As the niece of Shireen Abu Akleh,{{Cite magazine |last=Zaheer |first=Syed Iqbal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BD-VEAAAQBAJ&dq=lina+abu+akleh&pg=PA26 |title=Human Rights |magazine=Young Muslim Digest |date=2022-10-05 |publisher=Iqra Publication |language=en |page=26 |volume=44 |issue=9 |location=Bangalore, India}} a journalist shot dead by Israeli forces in 2022, Lina Abu Akleh has campaigned for justice for her aunt, and for issues affecting Palestinians more generally.{{Cite web |last=AP and TOI staff |title=In DC, Abu Akleh's family says no help from US for full probe into killing |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-dc-abu-aklehs-family-says-no-help-from-us-for-full-probe-into-killing/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}} This has included petitioning the United States Government to open its own investigation into the death of her aunt, as well as meeting Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In October 2022 she met with Pope Francis at a memorial Mass for her aunt.{{Cite web |title=Pope Francis meets with slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh's family |url=https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-720881 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=The Jerusalem Post - Christian World |date=28 October 2022 |language=en-US}}

Abu Akleh was named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2022{{Cite web |title=BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year? |website=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-75af095e-21f7-41b0-9c5f-a96a5e0615c1 |access-date=2023-01-11 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=The New Arab Staff |date=2022-12-07 |title=Lina Abu Akleh in BBC list of 'inspiring, influential' women |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/lina-abu-akleh-bbc-list-inspiring-influential-women |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=New Arab |language=en}} and she was also listed as one of the Time 100 Next List for 2022.{{Cite magazine |title=2022 Time100 Next: Lina Abu Akleh |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2022/6213817/lina-abu-akleh/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |magazine=Time |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=The New Arab Staff |date=2022-09-29 |title=Shireen Abu Akleh niece named in Time 100 Next list |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/shireen-abu-akleh-niece-named-time100-next-list |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=New Arab |language=en}} Her inclusion on the Time 100 list was as a result of her "publicly demanding scrutiny of Israel's treatment of Palestinians".{{Cite news |title=The family of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh demands justice |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/10/19/1129846198/lina-abu-akleh-justice-palestinian-american-journalist |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019152245/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/19/1129846198/lina-abu-akleh-justice-palestinian-american-journalist |archive-date=19 October 2022 | url-status=live}}