Tunisia Bound

Tunisia: Activist Tarek Haddad released as government hopes riots in Tataouine subsideF

Tunis, June 24, 2020 - A protest leader in southern Tunisia was released Wednesday, a lawyer said, four days after his arrest amid angry protests over unemployment in the marginalised region. Tarek Haddad is the spokesman for a growing popular mobilisation underway in...
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Tunisia: Unrest continues in southern TunisiaF

Tataouine, Tunisia, June 22, 2020 - Protesters demanding jobs and the release of an activist in Tunisia's marginalised south clashed Monday with security forces for a second straight day. Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in the centre of...
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Tunisia: Unrest in Tataouine over unemploymentF

Tataouine, Tunisia, June 21, 2020 - Protesters demanding jobs in Tunisia's energy sector blocked roads with blazing tyres on Sunday after the arrest of an activist, as security forces responded with tear gas. For weeks, demonstrators have erected a protest camp in the...
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Opinion: Tunisia, A Gulf Crisis BattlegroundF

By Giorgio Cafiero (@GulfStateAnalyt) and Aicha El Alaoui:  Over the past ten years, Gulf states—chiefly Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—have at times ambitiously, boldly, and decisively intervened in the Maghreb. Since the Arab Spring...
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