Tunisia: Unemployment Protests Rock Tunis

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | December 29th, 2010 | Trackback

Tensions are increasing following 10 days of protests over unemployment that left two dead in a country where dissent is seldom tolerated. Demonstrations took place in cities throughout the country, including a rare protest in the capital, Tunis, that drew 2,000 people. The plight of the unemployed is so desperate that a young university graduate set himself on fire when police confiscated the fruit and vegetables he was selling illegally to earn some money. His act sparked the demonstrations, which could continue.

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