Tunisian president Kais Saied has dismissed the prime minister and taken power. EPA-EFE/Presidency of Tunisia handout August 6, 2021 Tunisia: the complex issues behind the presidential power-grab Mariam Salehi, WZB Berlin Social Science Center. Viewing Tunisia as an Arab Spring success story was always too simplistic.
Mass demonstrations in Tunisia after its government announced austerity measures. Youssef Boudlal/Reuters January 18, 2018 Why Tunisians are back on the streets seven years after the Jasmine Revolution John Filitz, University of the Witwatersrand Seven years after ousting Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisians are back on the streets protesting the government’s new Finance Act.
Unemployed graduates in Tunisia demonstrate to demand that the government provides job opportunities. Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi March 9, 2016 A vibrant civil society is central to democratic consolidation in Tunisia John Filitz, University of the Witwatersrand In the wake of the Arab Spring the international community lauded Tunisia’s political transition to democracy. But a plethora of challenges may threaten democratic consolidation in the country.