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Tunisia arrests over 600, deploys troops after riots By AFP - Jan 18,2021 - Last updated at Jan 18,2021 Members of the Tunisian national guard sit atop their armoured vehicle as they deploy on a street amid clashes with demonstrators following a protest in the Ettadhamen neighbourhood in the capital Tunis, on Sunday (AFP photo) TUNIS — Tunisian authorities said on Monday they had arrested more than 600 people and deployed troops after a third consecutive night of riots, mostly by young peop...

Tunisian regime deploys army as protests spread 10 years after Arab Spring Ten years after a revolutionary working class uprising toppled President Zine El Abedine Ben Ali, the Tunisian regime is deploying the army against demonstrations that have erupted in dozens of cities across the country. Yesterday, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi’s government arrested 632 youth in an attempt to crush protests that are spreading across the country. Explosive anger is building in working class districts a...

Tunisian leader tells protesters in Tunis suburb to not let looters exploit their "poverty and misery"

The social unrest comes at a time of economic crisis that has sparked rapid inflation and high youth unemployment and led many people to leave the North African country.

TUNIS: Tunisian authorities said on Monday they had arrested more than 600 people and deployed troops after a third...

The social unrest comes at a time of economic crisis, worsened by the impact of Covid-19.

Tunisian leader tells protesters in Tunis suburb to not let looters exploit their ‘poverty and misery’.

Protests over moribund economy spread to dozen Tunisia cities January 19, 2021 More than 600 people have been arrested after a third consecutive night of riots in several Tunisian cities and troops have been deployed in some regions, officials said. Interior ministry spokesman Khaled Hayouni said on Sunday a total of 632 people were arrested, notably “groups of people between the ages of 15, 20 and 25 who burned tires and bins in order to block movements by the security forces”. The defence...

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Tunisia was rocked by a fourth night of street clashes between riot police and youths in mostly working class neighbourhoods, and there were calls on social media for more rallies on Tuesday. More than 600 people had been arrested by Monday over the disturbances in which teenagers and adolescents have hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at police who have fired volleys of teargas at them. The social unrest comes at a time of economic crisis,...