Tunisia
25/01/2012 / TUNISIA
Journalists assaulted at 'Persepolis' trial
In a sign of growing tensions between between secularists and religious zealots in Tunisia, Islamist extremists attacked several journalists in the capital on Monday – right in front of a courthouse. The journalists were going to court to express their solidarity with a TV station on trial for blasphemy. According to our Observer, the police did little to stop the violence. Read more...
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20/01/2012 / TUNISIA
Leaked video: 'The return of Ben Ali’s porno-politics'
A video from 1991, which recently surfaced online, has sparked a huge controversy in Tunisia. It allegedly shows the current interior minister, who was in prison at the time, having sex with one of his fellow inmates. According to Tunisian activist Ahmed Manaï, the scandal harks back to the darkest hours of former ruler Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali’s “porno-politics”. Read more...
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09/01/2012 / TUNISIA
#BackToBenAli: Live twitter feed looks back at Ben Ali’s final days in power
From January 9-14, FRANCE 24’s Observers Team will launch a live twitter feed in memory of the historic week that led to former Tunisian president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali’s downfall. Follow our live Twitter feed...
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07/12/2011 / TUNISIA
Tunisians and Libyans: after solidarity comes resentment
Many Libyans fled to Tunisia when the fighting in their country was at its worst. Now, a month and a half after Muammar Gaddafi’s death, relations between Libyans and Tunisians are far from easy. Read more...
01/11/2011 / TUNISIA
Tunisia’s online community pokes fun at US, France with #trolling campaign
After instigating a popular uprising against former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali earlier this year, Tunisia’s Internet community have now turned their sights to a new online activity – “trolling”. Read more…
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11/10/2011 / TUNISIA
Islamist attacks spark tension ahead of crunch elections
Escalating attacks carried out by Islamist groups in Tunisia led to violent clashes with security forces over the weekend. In response, the government made a number of arrests, which some in Tunisia criticised as arbitrary. Our Observers in Tunisia voice their concerns over the incidences and the impact they could have on the crucial elections in just two weeks. Read more...
03/10/2011 / TUNISIA
Tunisia’s dictator may be gone, but one of the revolution’s key demands remains
Youth unemployment was one of the main factors that sparked the popular uprising in Tunisia, the very first of the Arab Spring. Nine months after former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s ouster, many youths feel that their situation has not improved. With elections just around the corner, one young unemployed Tunisian explains why he and his peers continue to hit the streets. Read more…
26/09/2011 / TUNISIA - FRANCE
Botzarileaks: How French public funds were funnelled to Ben Ali party
As new information emerges in the "Botzarileaks scandal", FRANCE 24 has discovered that the party of former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali benefited from thousands of euros in French public funds. Read more...
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22/09/2011 / TUNISIA-FRANCE
"Botzarileaks": Exclusive documents expose embezzlement by former Ben Ali party
Documents obtained by FRANCE 24 appear to confirm long-held suspicions that former Tunisian leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's political party was rife with corruption and other malpractices. These documents clearly illustrate that the once omnipotent ruling party, the Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD), regularly engaged in electoral fraud and embezzlement among other illegal activities. Read more...
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11/08/2011 / ALGERIA
Algerian smugglers send petrol to Libya, creating shortage at home
One of our Observers has sent us images of gigantic lines of cars queuing at petrol stations in eastern Algeria. He explains that petrol is being illegally exported to Libya, causing a shortage in his region – which is rather ironic in a country that is one of the world’s biggest oil exporters. Read more…
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