Tunisia: violent police action returns

Kacem Jlidi 11 April 2012

On Monday, violence returned to Habib Bourghiba Avenue, a vital site on which protests led to the fall of former President Zine Abidine Ben Ali’s regime. For some, it feels like little has changed in the year since the revolution.

Tunisia: general strike called in Sidi Bou Zid

Arab Awakening and Amanda Sebestyen 11 April 2012

Wednesday, 11 April is the date of a general strike in Tunisia called from Sidi Bouzid, the town which sparked the Arab uprisings.

Tunisia: police attack peaceful martyrs' march

David Charles 9 April 2012

A peaceful protest in Tunis turned violent as police attacked marchers. David Charles, a Briton, who was visiting Tunisia's capital witnessed the chaotic scene as the small group of non-violent protesters were set upon with gas canisters and batons.

Tunisia: free speech double standards

Amna Guellali 6 March 2012
In Tunisia, the flag of freedom of expression has often been waved when politically convenient and forgotten when it isn’t.

Islamists bring religion down to earth: the end of religious idealism

Ahmed E. Souaiaia 23 February 2012
The movement was in disarray until the historical revolution offered it a second life - a revolution that they did not plan and certainly did not start.

Women, democracy and dictatorship

Sami Zubaida 15 February 2012

In the early and middle decades of the twentieth century it was always Middle Eastern dictators who embarked on policy and legislation which liberated and empowered women in both family and society. The dictators liberated women in the good days, but retreated under pressure, and it was the populists ushered in by ‘democracy’ who oppressed women.

The Arab revolts in year two

Volker Perthes 9 February 2012
The uprisings across the Arab world are becoming more complex and variable as they enter their second year. This makes it all the more important to identify their main dynamics, says Volker Perthes.

Tunisia: a year of all dangers

Vicken Cheterian 6 February 2012
Tunisia is both the pioneer of the Arab spring and its greatest success so far. But even here the political and economic tests are acute, says Vicken Cheterian.

Tunisia: animated movie sparks violent clashes between Islamists and Freedom Fighters

Kacem Jlidi 29 January 2012
Freedom of speech is under contention in Tunisia as never before.

Between twitter and the street: Tunisia celebrates its Second Independence

Kacem Jlidi 23 January 2012
A year ago, on this same day and on this same street, Tunisians came united to shout “Dégage” (Leave), a key word of the Tunisian Revolution. Today, they come to celebrate the first anniversary of their revolution.

Tunisia: the power of example

Vidar Helgesen 19 January 2012
The pioneering role of Tunisia in the Arab awakening is being sustained a year on as it negotiates its democratic transition, says Vidar Helgesen.

Islamism and secularism in Tunisia

Rory McCarthy 14 January 2012
In Tunisia at least, radical Salafism is not just a challenge to secularists: it’s also a challenge to moderate Islamists like Ennahda.

Europe and democracy-promotion: making good

Jacqueline Hale 13 January 2012
The Arab uprisings of 2011 are provoking the European Union into a rethink of its approach to encouraging democracy in its neighbourhood. A European Endowment for Democracy with a new kind of mandate could be at the centre, says Jacqueline Hale

Some politicians in the first democratic government of Tunisia

Ahmed E. Souaiaia 31 December 2011
The three parties in the new coalition government of Tunisia have months, not years, to deliver on unemployment, political reform and economic growth.

2012, the age of the citizen

Vidar Helgesen 24 December 2011
The dramatic citizens' uprisings and protests across the world this year are signals of an emerging era that demands a renewal of democracy itself, says Vidar Helgesen.

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