The governorate of Sidi Bouzid in central Tunisia celebrated the tenth anniversary of the outbreak of the popular protests on 17 December, amid a dim atmosphere. The commemorated protests toppled the regime of President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali and set the country on a democratic transition path. On 17 December, 2010, the young man Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself after a fierce dispute with the police over his merchandise and the cart that he used to sell vegetables and make a living in his marginalised governorate in central Tunisia. Social protests and clashes with the police led to the deaths of about 300 people and with Ben Ali fleeing the country. Meanwhile, the demonstrations stretched to neighbouring countries and […]
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