Revolution in Tunisia

International

The president’s power-grab may not deliver democratic cover he craves

Power hungry Kais Saied
25 July 2022
Tunisia protests trigger a crisis
International

Tunisia protests trigger a crisis

Tunisia’s president sacked the country’s ­government after ­protests over poverty, unemployment and a spike in Covid-19 cases.
26 July 2021
The state ‘should fear hungry people’ in Tunisia
International

The state ‘should fear hungry people’ in Tunisia

Thousands of people in Tunisia have defied a state crackdown to protest against unemployment and poverty.
26 January 2021
‘The crisis for the revolution in Tunisia is also a crisis for the regime’
International

‘The crisis for the revolution in Tunisia is also a crisis for the regime’

Tunisian socialist Jaouhar Bani says revolution has left a regime in constant crisis—and increased outbursts of resistance
14 December 2020
Tunisia in revolt—ten years on
Features

Tunisia in revolt—ten years on

Ten years have passed since the start of the Tunisian revolution. Nick Clark explains how it toppled a dictator, encouraged more fightbacks, and shook the world
13 December 2020
North Africa - from a democratic uprising to revolution
Features

North Africa – from a democratic uprising to revolution

The massive protests that have gripped Algeria in recent weeks are inspiring. How can they win?
17 March 2019
Anti-austerity protests erupt in Tunisia
News

Anti-austerity protests erupt in Tunisia

Widespread demonstrations have erupted in Tunisia over mass unemployment, poverty and social inequality. They are also questioning the government.
12 January 2018
Unemployed uprising on the streets of Tunisia
International

Unemployed uprising on the streets of Tunisia

Five years since revolution brought down the Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, mass protests have returned writes Jaouhar Tounsi
26 January 2016
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Socialist Review Archive

Tunisia: Revolution in the balance

Fathi Chamkhi is a member of the Popular Front coalition, and Mokhtar Ben Hafsa is a school teacher and union activist. They spoke to Jaouhar Tonsy about the struggle for the Tunisian revolution.
01 December 2013
Comment

Anger returns to the streets of Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring

Protests in Tunis confront the government over its inability to challenge neoliberalism, writes Jaouhar Bani
27 August 2013
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Socialist Review Archive

Revolution, sanctions and US imperialism

Sarah Ensor and Mark L Thomas spoke to Tariq Ali who gives his take on the revolutions and rebellions in Tunisia, Egypt and Syria, the threat of war with Iran and US imperialism after Iraq
01 February 2012
Socialist Review Archive

Imperialism and revolution in the middle east

The West has a long and bloody record in the Middle East. Richard Seymour charts how the recent revolutions have provoked a new strategy from imperial powers seeking to control the region
01 May 2011
Socialist Review Archive

The myths that tumble with tyrants

The uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia have set the entire region ablaze with revolt. Mark L Thomas opens our coverage by considering the historic significance of these events
01 March 2011
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The revolution has only just begun

With dictator Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali long gone, media attention on Tunisia has waned. But there is now an ongoing battle to cleanse the country of Ben Ali's cronies, reports Mohamed Tonsi
01 March 2011
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Socialist Review Archive

The Battle of Tunis

The revolt in Tunisia has sent shivers down the spines of dictators across the region. Anne Alexander looks at the roots of the revolution and considers its broader implications, while Tunisian activists Héla Yousfi and Fathi Chamki give their accounts of the uprising and Dominic Kavakeb examines the role of the internet
01 February 2011