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When artist Nadia Jelassi exhibited work in Tunis last year, she hoped the piece would prove a talking point. But the reaction was much stronger than she bargained for.
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American reporters Foley and Gillis said South African Anton Hammerl was shot by Gaddafi forces on April 5.
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Some doubt the story of Mohamed Bouazizi whose suicide sparked the revolution in Tunisia.
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With a shortage of gasoline in Tripoli, many Libyans are buying gas-friendly mopeds in neighboring Tunisia
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The crossing into a mountainous region has been under government siege since Libya’s uprising began two months ago.
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Many in Tunisia’s minority Jewish population work in the tourism industry, which has largely dried up since the country’s revolution.
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An estimated 2,500 refugees who fled Libya are unable to repatriate to nations ravaged by their own wars.
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Former political prisoners still bear scars of the old regime
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Throughout the streets of Tunisia’s capital, thousands are now reveling in what was once impossible – the ability to speak openly without the streat of jail. Originally published by Global Post on January 25, 2011.
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Tunisians continue to take to the streets, pushing for the prime minister to step down.
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Following Tunisia’s example, unrest spreads throughout the Arab world.