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Tunisia: Protests against police spreads

Tunisia: Protests against police spreads

PROTESTS that erupted more than a week against police abuse in Sejoumi neighbourhood of Tunisia's capital spread to other poor neighbourhoods late yesterday. The protesters gathered in Ettadhamen and Intilaka neighborhoods, blocked roads, burned tires and threw stones at police, as officers chased demonstrators and unleashed tear gas, a Reuters reporter at the scene said. Protests escalated last week after a video circulated online showed police stripping and beating a young man, triggering widespread anger among the public. On Tuesday, hundreds gathered in Sijoumi, raising slogans against the government and calling on officials to stop police abuse and punish those…
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Violent protests continue in Tunisia

Violent protests continue in Tunisia

VIOLENT protests erupted in the streets of Tunisia's capital again at the weekend, adding to the pressure on Prime Minister's Hichem Mechichi's government to crack down on police abuses. The clashes occurred in the Sejoumi neighbourhood of Tunis and followed protests earlier in the day in the center of the city during which protesters threw chairs and stones at the police who responded by kicking and hitting them with sticks. The release of a video this week of police stripping and beating a young man triggered widespread anger in the country and raised doubts about the credibility of police reforms…
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Hundreds of Tunisians protest about police abuse

Hundreds of Tunisians protest about police abuse

HUNDREDS of Tunisians marched in the capital yesterday to protest against police abuses they say are endangering freedoms won in the 2011 revolution that swept away authoritarian rule. Hundreds of riot police confronted the demonstrators, leading to scuffles. Some protesters threw bottles, while police struck some demonstrators with batons. There have been near daily protests since the mid-January, the anniversary of Tunisia's revolution that sparked uprisings across the region in 2011, known as the Arab Spring. Tunisia was the only Arab state to emerge with a democratic system in place. Amid sporadic clashes, police have arrested more than a thousand…
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