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And in the rural town where it began, few are celebrating. It was in Sidi Bouzid that Mohamed Bouazizi, a fruit and vegetable seller, angered by police harassment, set himself alight on December 17, 2010. His act sparked an unprecedented uprising that left some 300 dead but also toppled longtime autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who went into exile on January 14, 2011. His departure triggered a string of uprisings that followed around the Arab world. While Tunisia has been praised for its democratic transition, with freedom of speech and transparent elections, the hope of those early years ha...

Hopes lie crushed as Tunisians mark a decade since revolution Listen | Print By Kaouther LARBI (AFP)     Dec 17, 2020 in World Ten years since the intoxicating early days of Tunisia's revolution, dreams for a better future lie crushed, and in the rural town where it began, the mood on Thursday was one of anger rather than hope. It was in Sidi Bouzid that Mohamed Bouazizi, a fruit and vegetable salesman angered by police harassment, set himself alight on December 17, 2010. His act sparked an unprecedented uprising that left ...

Putting up a fight: Tunisia’s counterterrorism successes and failures December 16, 2020 Share Alongside a stalled economy and a messy political transition, the decade since the 2011 revolution has left Tunisia with an intermittent yet ferocious terrorism problem. On Sept. 6, the country witnessed another stark reminder of this. Tunisian police shot dead three suspected militants after they stabbed two officers in Port El Kantaoui, near the coastal town of Sousse, killing one of the officers. The September attack followed one in March, when two militants on a motorcycle blew themselve...

Tunisian activists say authorities’ campaign to kill stray dogs ‘barbaric’ 865 shares 14/12/2020 - 16:34 It’s still a common practice to kill stray dogs in some cities in Tunisia. © France 24 screengrab 8 min Graphic photos and videos showing dogs shot and killed by city workers in Tunisia have been circulating online since late November. Animal rights activists as well as people living in neighbourhoods where killings are taking place have taken to social media to protest against wh...