Tunisia region at heart of revolution waits to reap rewards
by Bouazza Ben Bouazza, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 17, 2020 8:23 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 8:28 am EDT
The Ennour district of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, is pictured Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire over the past 10 years in an act of protest, following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years. Bouazizi s public suicide unleashed the Arab Spring uprisings and a decade of crackdowns and civil wars across the region. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)
2020/12/17 21:22 A woman picks through garbage in Kasserine, Tunisia, on Friday Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire over the pas. A woman picks through garbage in Kasserine, Tunisia, on Friday Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire over the past 10 years to protest police harassment, poverty or the lack of opportunity in the country. They are following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi) Residents walk past graffiti in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire in the past 1.