In January 2016, protests erupted in the
Kasserine
Kasserine ( ar, القصرين, al-Qasrīn, Tunisian Arabic: ڨصرين ') is the capital city of the Kasserine Governorate, in west-central Tunisia. It is situated below Jebel ech Chambi ( جبل الشعانبي), Tunisia's highest mountain. It ...
region of
Tunisia over unemployment. These unemployment rates were 30% in the region as compared to the national 15.3%. In particular, there was high
youth unemployment. The protests consisted of violence against the police and marching on
Tunis. The incidents continued for a week injuring 59 officers and 40 protestors until the government imposed a curfew.
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2021 Tunisian protests
The 2021 Tunisian protests are a series of protests that started on 15 January 2021. Thousand of people rioted in cities and towns across Tunisia, which saw looting and arson as well as mass deployment of police and army in several cities and th ...
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2016 protests
Arab Winter in Tunisia
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January 2016 events in Africa
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