He reported on the revolt in Tunisia - now he was a victim of violence. A German-French photographer, has succumbed to his injuries in Tunis. He was only 32 years old. Tunis / Paris - In his photographs have captured Lucas Mebrouk Dolega actions of a desperate country. Young men who fight by tear gas fog, weeping women, people with clenched fists.Mebrouk Dolega photographed Tunisia in transition. As late as Friday, he was with his camera - then a tear gas canister hit him in the head. He was taken to a hospital in the capital Tunis. In the very first night described his German mother's health of her son as very serious. This Sunday he died of his injuries.
Mebrouk Dolega was for the European Pressphoto Agency on the road, which also supplies the German news agency. Editor in chief Wolfgang Büchner expressed his condolences to the family: "We know the dangers, the reporters missions in crisis regions bring with them and yet is it something completely different when it hits a colleague from their own team.." This shows how little of course had the freedom and security in many parts of the world, the importance of press freedom, rule of law and the work of journalists are - just where people risk life if they go against oppression and tyranny on the road.
"We are extremely grateful Dolega Lucas for his courageous work in a dangerous situation. He has done his work. He has contributed to the world has learned about the precarious conditions in Tunisia." His death was shocking and heartbreaking. After the serious unrest in recent days, the situation in the country has calmed down a bit now, but it is still tense.
Since the escape of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia is a state of emergency. Also on Sunday, the military patrols in Tunis, soldiers with tanks are stationed in the city center. For the night is a curfew. After the fires in recent days more acrid smoke hung over the city. However, there were no signs of fresh fires.
In the early hours of Sunday were still sporadic shots heard, after it had the night before, where even violent shootouts. Tunisian journalists alleged that the army action against the members of the bodyguard Ben Ali. There was no confirmation that it initially not. On Sunday, Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi wanted to continue the talks with the opposition on a government of national unity.
Ghannouchi is considered moderate and a good mediator, he charged, according to many Tunisian, but his current proximity to the old government. He had defended the crackdown during the protests of the state against the demonstrators. As interim president Fouad Mebazza was used, also a former follower of Ben Ali.
Mebazza now promises democratic change, in a "government of national unity" are also oppositional forces are involved. Mebazaâ will, however, as many of the former inner circle said to be authoritarian and corrupt - but he is not quite as unpopular as other politicians of the country. These days, therefore, decide the future of Tunisia: plunged the country into a state of lawlessness? Successful democratic change? merely an authoritarian ruler is replaced by the next? The Rise of the Tunisians, however, is already a role model for millions of Arabs who have been suffering for decades under their corrupt rulers.
Opposition forces in many countries responded during the weekend according to optimistic. "The Tunisian people have paid the price for freedom and overthrow the tyrants," says the Egyptian left-Karama party. Also, the al-Quds Center for Political Studies in Jordan believe that other Arabs should learn from the Tunisian revolution.
In Yemen, on Sunday called about a thousand students to overthrow the government. Human rights activists joined the crowd that protested in the capital Sanaa. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Salih has stood for 32 years at the helm of the country. "Groundhog Free Tunis, Sanaa you a thousand times," shouted the students.
They also called on other Arab peoples' revolution against their lying leader and frightened "on. "Go, before you are stopped, stood on a poster. Gaddafi feels "painful affects" Already last week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Arab rulers: "The people have the corruption in the authorities and in the rigid political systems fed who can not reach a change would improve." In the sand sink, "said .
it before diplomats and business people in Qatar, most Arab leaders were quick - after the initial shock is over - take a stand on some of them expressed their solidarity with the revolutionaries -. possibly to prevent skipping of the revolutionary spark to their own people .. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said it respected the will of the Tunisian people, the pro-government Syrian daily al-Watan wrote: "The lesson of Tunisia can ignore no Arab regime." The only people who are no ifs and buts on the side of the ousted President Ben Ali set, are the Saudis who have taken Ben Ali and his family with him - and the Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi Although Gaddafi is itself for more than 40 years in power, he still bears the title.
"revolutionary leader". Other revolutionaries, however reluctantly, he tolerates his side. "Tunisia has now turned into a country that is ruled by gangs," he grumbles. "I am touched by the pain of what happens in Tunisia," he said on Saturday evening in the Libyan television. The anger of the citizens in the neighboring country makes him seem nervous.
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