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Protesters march on Tunisia’s parliament as it reviews new cabinet
“The country needs political and social stability to emerge from the crisis,” legislator Ali Hermassi said.
Tuesday 26/01/2021
Demonstrators hold signs near members of the police during an anti-government protest in Tunis, Tunisia January 26, 2021. (REUTERS)
TUNIS Tunisian crowds marched on the heavily guarded parliament Tuesday as lawmakers plan to vote on a new government, after a week of youth protests and riots over poverty and lack of jobs that left one young demonstrator dead and hundreds jailed.
The parliament began the heated session to approve a major cabinet reshuffle, after the president criticised the line-up and as tensions in the country run high.
Hundreds arrested on 5th night of violent clashes in Tunisia 2 minutes read
Tunisia, Jan 20 (efe-epa).- Tunisian security forces on Tuesday arrested 432 people across the country after the fifth consecutive night of clashes between youth protesters and police amid a political crisis and anti-coronavirus restrictions that are stifling the economy.
In Ettadhamen, one of the capital’s most populated and marginalized neighborhoods, young people put up barricades and threw stones at the police and the National Guards, who fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.
As a 10-hour curfew began at 8 pm, Prime Minister Hichem Michichi delivered a speech to the nation, in a bid to ease the protests.
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Protesters and police square off on Avenue Habib Bourguiba on Tuesday. Erin Clare Brown / The National
A young protester washes her eyes with Coca-Cola after being pepper sprayed by police in downtown Tunis Tuesday. Erin Clare Brown / The National
Police shoving protesters after deploying tear gas. Erin Clare Brown / The National
Protesters and police square off on Avenue Habib Bourguiba on Tuesday. Erin Clare Brown / The National
Antigovernment protests in downtown Tunis, Monday, January 18, 2021. Erin Clare Brown / The National
Anti-government protests in downtown Tunis, Monday, January 18, 2021. Erin Clare Brown / The National