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Tunisia’s anger boils over as Covid batters economy
Nightly riots underscore frustration with poverty and high unemployment
World Economy News
19 Jan 2021 • 3 min read
Nightly riots by Tunisian youths this week have underscored the depth of the country’s economic crisis as it grapples with rising poverty and widespread unemployment even as it is feted as the Arab world’s only democracy.
Violent protests have swept at least 15 cities and police have clashed with teenage demonstrators, using tear gas and water cannon to disperse stone-throwing youths. Hundreds have been arrested and the army has been deployed to prevent the looting of shops and banks.