The Lini Bunjes Story. How an Anti-Fascist Photographer Landed in a Republican and Francoist Jail

By Sílvia Marimon Molas with research by Montserrat Bailac

The Dutch photographer Lini Bunjes was among the first foreign volunteers to join the defense of the Spanish Republic. A free-spirited and independent woman, she attracted suspicion from both the Republican and Nationalist authorities and spent several stints in jail. When she left Spain, in January 1941, she was 23, had an infant son, and was poised to continue the fight against fascism in her home country.