Libya – Destruction of a Nation
Libya, Muammar Al Gaddafi, Arab Spring, NATO, Western powers, In 2011, Libya’s longtime dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi was overthrown and killed by French-backed rebels.A decade later,…
Arab Spring
Myanmar, Libye et Syrie : de dangereux parallèles
par Brian Berletic Lorsque les manifestants dans les rues du Myanmar ont commencé à brandir des pancartes en anglais réclamant la » R2P » ou…
Tunisia: 10 years since the Jasmine Revolution
Ten years have passed since monumental events challenged the political status quo in the Middle East and North Africa. These events are best known as…
Tunisia, ten years after the Arab Spring
Tunisians have been expressing their anger publicly for months, but last November, just before the 10th anniversary of the revolution that brought down Zine al-Abidine…
Why the Arab Spring Failed—And Why It May Yet Succeed
December 17, 2020, marked ten years since Mohammad Bouazizi immolated himself in a small town in Tunisia. His death on January 4, 2011, unleashed a…
A look back at the ‘Arab Spring,’ 10 years later
It’s hard to believe that this week will have been a decade since Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian fruit vendor, set himself ablaze on Jan. 4,…
Tunisia president to launch dialogue to ‘correct the revolution’ process
Tunisian President Kais Saied will launch in coming weeks a national dialogue that will include political parties and youth from all regions “to correct the…
A Decade after the Arab Spring, Tunisia Fails to Keep up with the Process of Democratisation
Ten years ago a young street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi set himself afire in the central Tunisian provincial town of Sidi Bouzid to protest against police…
Keeping the light bright in Tunisia ten years after the Arab Spring
Ten years ago, anti-government protests began in Tunisia, leading up to the toppling of the Zine El Abidine Ben Ali regime in January 2011, the…
‘Arab Spring’ Revolt in Libya Leaves Country in Chaos
Two days before the eruption of the popular protests in Libya in February 2011, late ruler Moammar al-Gaddafi was very confident that he and his…
How the West hollowed out the Tunisian revolution
Today is the tenth anniversary of the Tunisian uprising which toppled the authoritarian regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and marked the start of…
Self-Immolation Persists as Grim Form of Protest in Tunisia
KASSERINE, Tunisia (AP) — In his old life, Hosni Kalaia remembers strolling the streets of his hometown of Kasserine in central Tunisia with confidence. He…
Arab Spring: Ten years on, has Tunisia's uprising delivered on its promises?
On 17 December 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old street vendor from the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, set himself on fire in protest against…
Tunisia’s Decade of Democracy
On Dec. 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old street vendor in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, poured a bottle of gasoline over his head…
Tunisia’s political landscape a decade after the Jasmine revolution
Tunisia is approaching the tenth anniversary of its 2010-2011 Jasmine revolution while facing one of its most challenging periods. This expression has been used repeatedly…
'He ruined us': 10 years on, Tunisians curse man who sparked Arab spring
His act of despair still shakes the Arab world. Mohamed Bouazizi, the 26-year-old fruit seller whose self-immolation triggered revolutions across the Middle East, has a…
Despite democracy, Tunisia's revolution remains unfinished
Tunisians may have overthrown dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali a decade ago but, with few reforms to the country’s security forces and an economy…
The Tunisia uprising's 'man with a cage'
On January 14, 2011, Wadii Jelassi heard that a protest was under way in central Tunis. There were risks in attending mass street protests against…
Tunisia should be a beacon of hope in a troubled region
Tunisia is the only democratic success story in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. Nearly a decade since the revolution though, the country still struggles…
The Current Situation in Tunisia
As the Arab Spring’s birthplace and its sole fledgling democracy, Tunisia represents an encouraging yet incomplete victory against authoritarian rule and violent extremism. Tunisia’s progress…