Tunis
Tunisia’s Arab renaissance comes out of London exile
On 23 September the arab spring achieved its most significant achievement yet. It was a rebirth for the modern Arab world without spilt blood nor fiery rhetoric in the dust and the death; instead it used ink and consensus to rebuild a country. Moderate islamist party ennahda, coming out of exile in the UK, won 41% in the country's first democratic elections on 22 October
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Graffiti, books flood post-revolution Tunisia
Tunisia has woken up in its first spring after the end of the reign of the dictator. No-one knows what will happen next, but overall one senses that there is hope for a new beginning
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Austrian, Czech and Iberian press after Tunisian dictator’s fall
There's a 'Jasmine Revolution' and plenty of optimism from abroad, but the European media doubts that there will be a 'domino effect' in other Arab countries. The military controls the streets of Tunis after the self-imposed exile of dictator Ben Ali on 14 January
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Tunisia: street fights and cyber war against dictator
The Tunisians have been hitting the streets en masse since mid-December in protest against youth unemployment and a corrupt regime. The internet world is on hand to help, where its been a longer battle against online censorship and the freedom of opinion
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Ahmed Ibrahim: ‘Being a Tunisian presidential candidate is not really a joy for anyone’
He's unauthorised to put posters up. He hasn't been able to hold any kind of meeting. The Ettajdid Movement runner, 63, goes head-to-head with outgoing president Ben Ali on 25 October, and describes his frustrations in an exclusive interview
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