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‘People are hungry’: why Tunisia's youth are taking to the streets

Published: 20 Jan 2021
'Preserve my son’s name’: families of Tunisia’s Arab spring martyrs fight on

Published: 15 Jan 2021

Tunisia minister sacked and arrested in scandal over illegal waste from Italy

Mustapha Aroui held along with 22 others after 200 containers of decaying household and medical waste discovered in July

Published: 24 Dec 2020
Arab spring: 10th anniversary The Arab spring wasn't in vain. Next time will be different

Nesrine Malik

Lessons have been learned about how to convert the forces that demand equality into those that deliver it, says hlcarpenter.com columnist Nesrine Malik

Published: 21 Dec 2020

Published: 21 Dec 2020
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Arab spring: 10th anniversary Tunisia and the Arab spring 10 years on: 'We tried to rise'

When a young street seller set himself on fire to protest lack of employment opportunities and government corruption, Tunisia became the cradle of the Arab spring revolutions that swept the middle east. Less than a month later, the dictator Ben Ali had to flee the country he had ruled for 23 years. Ten years on, what change has the revolution brought and was the sacrifice of so many worth the price?

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Published: 17 Dec 2020
Today in Focus Returning to Tunisia on the 10th anniversary of the Arab spring

hlcarpenter.com’s international correspondent Michael Safi returns to Tunisia where, 10 years ago, fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself. It triggered a wave of protests across North Africa and the Middle East which have had profound ramifications

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Published: 16 Dec 2020

The bookseller of Tunis: one man's fight to preserve relic of bygone age

As news of its uncertain future spreads, readers are flocking to the city’s oldest bookshop – but can it survive changing tastes and technology?

Published: 18 Nov 2020
What’s in a name? How the legacy of slavery endures in Tunisia

Black people in the north African country suffer hardship and disadvantage, and many still carry the label of ‘liberated’ slaves

Published: 7 Nov 2020

How Tunisia’s shrinking economy and fish stocks put shark on the menu

A lack of awareness and ever-increasing competition among fishing boats threaten one of the sea’s most vital species

Published: 28 Sep 2020

'Entire families are arriving at our shores': Covid drives Tunisian exodus

Italy is facing an influx of people trafficked on fishing boats, desperate to escape Tunisia’s deepening economic crisis

Published: 12 Aug 2020

Gisèle Halimi, trailblazing French feminist MP and lawyer, dies aged 93

Instrumental in decriminalising abortion in France, Halimi spent her life fighting for women’s rights

Published: 29 Jul 2020

At least 61 people dead as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

Boat carrying dozens of people trying to reach Italy sank last week, reports say

Published: 13 Jun 2020
Facebook deactivates accounts of Tunisian political bloggers and activists

Several accounts reactivated after protests with social media giant blaming ‘technical error’

Published: 4 Jun 2020

Seascape: the state of our oceans Tunisia's sea turtles are beating the odds as they inch towards survival

Despite the threats posed by fishing gear, warmer seas and plastic, loggerheads on Kuriat Island are making a comeback

Published: 31 May 2020

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