Tunisian government gone!

Despite Tunians celebrating the predident's speech last night and the new reforms,including freedom of speech and on
constraints no accessing the Internet there were many hundreds of people demonstrating for the president to resign.Unfortunately the peaceful demonstration was ruined by a group of people seeking revenge for the death of a young protestor yesterday.
All hell broke loose!Suddenly there were running battles with the police and groups of 'secret police'with teargas being set off!
On the way back to the station the police were still
dealing with protestors,the air was thick with the stench of the tear gas
it stung my eyes and my throat!
Unfortunately it wasn't easy to get back to La Marsa,the train station had been closed but I managed to share a taxi with a man who lives in Gammarth,in the morning he had been on Radio Cultural talking about the situation.

The government has been dismissed but the president remains!
There is now a curfew from 17.00 though some people have said it's 24 hours.

Gunshots in Tunis

The curfew continues.In La Marsa there were a group of nine soldiers by the entrance of the Zephyr shopping centre,guarding the centre and the Banque de Tunise.Later in the afternoon the corner of the pavement area was cordoned off with barbed wire.In the morning the shopping centre had suddenly closed with many Tunisians and tourists doing some food shopping to stock up for the next few days!Everywhere is closed tomorrow with also a General strike taking place!
On the centre of Tunis there are at least two armoured police tanks and many gruops of police with riot shields.Later in the afternoon there were gunshots in the Lafayette area of the capital,causing a group of police to rush down one of the side streets leading off the main avenue.Also smoke could be seen from the Lafayette area,most likely cars had been set alight.

Curfew just declared!

I was just about to do some food shopping only to see the supermarket
suddenly closing and then I found out about that a 8pm curfew had suddenly been declared!
What happens to the people who don't find out about the curfew - like those foreign tourists on holiday?!

Everyone sent home early!

Last night ,at around 9pm,the British Council was forced to send everyone home early.
In Tunis there was rioting,further protest against the goverment;there were reports of cars being set alight and the protestors spreading to other areas of Tunis.

More trouble in Tunisia!

Today there's been a march by young students in Tunis.
The Tunisians are demanding that the President resign.

14 demonstators killed in demonstations in Tunisia

14 Tunisians were killed in demonstations in the south of Tunisia.
High employment and high food prices plus the lack of freedom had forced Tunisians,not normally known for demonstrations,to demonstrate against the oppressive Tunisian regime.
The demonstrations took place last might in small towns of Thala and Kesserine.

The demonstrations began after a man set fire to himself on 17 December in Sidi Bouzid to protest against the police confiscating fruit and vegetables that he was selling without a permit.The president of Tunisia visited the man in hospital but tragically he died on Tuesday.
While another man is reported to have electrocuted himself as part of the protest.

Demonstrations are rare in Tunisia, where there are tight controls aimed at preventing dissent. The unrest has been linked to frustrations with the president and the ruling elite.
The recent events have provoked similar demonstrations in neighbouring Algeria.

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