Tunisia in recent weeks has the greatest wave of protests in the past 24 years, since 1987, when President Zine Abidine Ben Ali came to power. Clashes between protesters and police have succeeded. The North African country has experienced since December 17 days of violence that have left dozens dead (23 according to the Government, 66 as human derefchos organizations).He announced yesterday he will not run again for another term in 2014. What caused the crisis? On December 17, 2010 Mohamed Bouaziz, an unemployed youth aged 26, blew himself up outside City Hall in the village of Sidi Bouzid. It came after police confiscated his peddler of fruits and vegetables because they lack the necessary permission.
Bouzaize died in hospital on 6 January. The protests and clashes with security forces began in that region, whose economy is based on agriculture, which suffers from high unemployment rate, and spread to several cities in the North African country. How have the protests? Traders and students demonstrations focused the first few weeks on the streets and online social networks.
The protest, focusing now on the regime's corruption, the yearning for freedom, and unemployment (13%), has expanded from a president who spent 24 years in power. On 8 and 9 January, the fighting intensified and reached the capital, Tunis. What is the position of the government? The Government began by saying that it was the opposition that stoked the rise.
The universities were closed to keep students in their homes whenever possible. The violent government response has led to a death toll ranging between 23 to support the Government and the 66 announced the International Federation of Human Rights. To calm the situation, in a message broadcast on state television on January 13, President Ben Ali announced his intention not to seek reelection in 2014 and the recovery of freedom of the press and ordered security forces not to repress demonstrations with guns.
In addition, ordered the reduction of basic food prices. January 12 were released people were arrested during the clashes of previous days and the president formed a committee to investigate corruption in the regime. What can you expect? Despite the president's announcement of no-show in 2014, the Tunisian people held protests in the streets shouting "Out Ben Ali!".
A day after the president's message, tens of thousands of people have marched to the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior. The marchers were gathered around a banner written in red letters that reads: "Ben Ali murderer" and shouted slogans against the president while singing the anthem of the country.
From the U.S. and Europe have come complaints about the brutal repression of demonstrators. The EU has called on the Tunisian authorities restraint in the use of force and the release of protesters detained journalists and bloggers. The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon has called for restraint and respect for freedom of expression.
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