A Tunisian military prosecutor on Wednesday asked that death penalty be imposed on ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali (pictured), who is being tried in absentia over his alleged role in the deaths of protesters in last year’s popular uprising.
Tunisian police used tear gas to break up a rally in Tunis's symbolic Avenue Bourguiba, on Monday commemorating "Martyr's Day". Protests in central areas of the capital have been banned since last month, but that hasn't stopped demonstrators angry with the ruling moderate Islamist Ennahdha party from turning out in the streets. It comes at a time of increasing pressure on the embattled coalition government from both ends of the political spectrum.
Tunisia will vote for the first full post-revolutionary parliament within a year's time, a government official said Saturday. Tunisia has been governed by an interim assembly since the overthrow of autocrat Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
Thousands of Tunisians turned out in central Tunis on Saturday to commemorate one year since the ouster of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Many staged demonstrations calling for the creation of jobs.
Tunisians are commemorating the anniversary of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali’s ouster Saturday with official and unofficial ceremonies. Follow FRANCE 24's live coverage of events.
Tunisians are commemorating the anniversary of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali’s ouster with official and unofficial ceremonies. But many Tunisians are still waiting to see the dreams of the world’s first Arab Spring uprising fulfilled.
Saturday will mark exactly one year since Tunisia’s former President, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, fled to Saudi Arabia. In his absence, the country held its first truly democratic elections. The winners were Islamist party Ennahda, which for some threaten Tunisia's secular tradition. Already, one town in the north is now under the control of a group of Salafists - a sensitive situation, as our reporter David Thomson found out.
A special edition entirely dedicated to the one-year anniversary of the Tunisian uprising. Firstly we return to Sidi Bouzid, the city credited with being the birthplace of a revolution that swept through so many Arab states. We then meet some of those struggling to recover from injuries suffered during the uprising against Ben Ali's regime. Finally, we look at how Tunisia's interim president and Prime minister are heading up efforts to bring stability back to their country.
Hamadi Jebali, the secretary general of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party Ennahda, spoke to FRANCE 24 on Wednesday as he was officially named the country’s new prime minister. He is now tasked with forming a government.
"Carthage must be destroyed!" These famous words from the Roman statesman Cato the Elder ring with irony in modern day Tunisia. Former President Ben Ali delisted the UNESCO heritage site so that his relatives could build plush properties on the site of the Roman ruins. Tunisia's new government has promised action to preserve them, but reconciling developers and archeologists is proving difficult.
