Isabelle Mandraud, journalist with "Le Monde", believes that economic difficulties have undermined the tacit contract on which rested the Tunisian regime. The next day, December 18, an event took place in the city, soon followed by others throughout the country. The economic situation is somewhat less successful than last year, and especially youth unemployment has increased a lot.Indeed, the Tunisian economy can not absorb the thousands of young graduates from universities each year. This movement, which has now lasted three weeks and sees here and there manifestations arise in several cities, is significant and unprecedented in recent years. That said, at present, nobody can say what the outcome will be.
There is no pressure from the Quai d'Orsay and the French government, but a real difficulty for journalists to cover events on site. Regarding the World, we had planned to travel to Tunisia for more than a week, but authorities refused to accede to our request to freely exercise our information work.
These major difficulties, we do not encounter in other countries, even in situations of crisis or war, may explain the reduced coverage of events in Tunisia. Tunisia has long been a privileged partner of Europe in economic terms, the fight against immigration and the fight against terrorism.
She has strong allies, like Italy and France, where certainly the embarrassed silence that prevails today. It's not quite true. On two occasions since December 18, Tunis was the scene of events, which is itself a first. In 2008, when the social movement of the mining area of Gafsa, the protests remained confined to the region.
In addition, other important cities such as Sousse, Bizerte, Sfax also known events. Your question is both relevant and sensitive, as if despair can grow Tunisians turn to extremism, extremism is the same argument to the plan to stifle any claim of civil society. The head of the Tunisian government has actually announced the release of credits to encourage investment and employment, particularly in the region of Sidi Bouzid, the agricultural heartland of the country.
But for now, the money advanced - a few million - are disproportionate to the very significant financial effort was made to the Gafsa region after the 2008 social movement. The movement is spontaneous, and is supported by many trade union activists, it is dominated by any political figure.
Wikileaks is a forbidden word in Tunisia today! No doubt the American diplomatic cables describe a "criminal regime" they heightened the frustrations of living in which many Tunisians. Internet does play an important role not only in the dissemination of information but also to mobilize protesters.
The social networking site Facebook, in particular, has been instrumental in expanding the movement. Many videos have also circulated about the events, including the funeral of Mohamed Bouazizi. It should, however, obviously take all this information carefully. He is also currently on the Web a battle between the regime, trying to censor, and internet, attacking the official websites in Tunisia.
It is a fact that has been done: in many demonstrations, slogans hard against the regime were heard. They express a certain anger. They have been relayed to this title. Other slogans focused on social demands, the right to employment, specifically, and were also relayed. We do not actually need a visa, but we are under some sort of permission from the Tunisian External Communication Agency (ATCE), all the more necessary if we want to meet officials.
The world has never disguised his identity. And I also recall that the journalist Florence Beauge, covering Tunisia before me, was deported in late 2009. There are Algeria, longer than in Tunisia, angry demonstrations in several cities or several districts of Algiers. But the parallel with what happens in Tunisia does not seem fair.
The protest movement that is taking place in Tunisia send a strong political message to the regime. A scheme which, more than in Algeria, is embodied in one man: President Ben Ali, in power for twenty-three years. About moderated by Caroline Monnot
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