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Last week big protestings started in Tunisia,The reason is that people reached their limit,No jobs and they can't make any business without a license that costs more than what they earn.
read this :
At least 19 killed in riots in Tunisia
At least 19 killed in riots in Tunisia, government official says
The president called this protesting "Terrorist Acts" !!!
Today the number of killed people reached 23 and some people says it's 50.
Also In Algeria 2 people were killed and 300 injured for the same crisis:
In Egypt,people are even more poor than Tunisia and Algeria,they are treated like prisoners.They might do the same like Tunisian/Algerian people soon.
In the richest region in the world,people barely live and get food.!
What suprised me is the French government offer to Tunisian gov,They offer to help the Tunisian police !
I don't know what to do and what peaceful way to change the governments or at least to make the governments listen to people ?
Any suggestion ?
*We are sick of those who call us terrorists when we try to get the minimum rights*
read this :
At least 19 killed in riots in Tunisia
Source:Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- Nineteen demonstrators protesting high unemployment and poor living conditions have been killed during the past two days in riots that broke out in two Tunisian cities near its border with Algeria, a government official said Monday.
The incidents occurred in the cities of Thala and Kasserine, said Minister of Information Samir Abidi. All of the dead were demonstrators; more than 30 police were injured, he said.
Amnesty International said at least 23 people died in protests over the weekend, and it had received reports of more deaths on Monday.
Citing "information gathered by Amnesty International," it said security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse demonstrators in the cities of Thala, Kasserine and Regueb in central Tunisia.
"The authorities must urgently ensure the safety of protesters and instruct security forces to act with restraint and not to use excessive force against them," said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa deputy director.
"The authorities claim they acted in self-defense but the rising death toll and the images of demonstrations suppressed by the security forces cast serious doubt on this version of events," Hassiba said.
In Kasserine alone, 13 people were killed in two days, Amnesty International said.
The organization called for an investigation into the deaths and for those responsible to be punished.
Major cities were unaffected by the unrest.
The demonstrations included demands for the government to improve social services. Tunisia's government called the protesters violent troublemakers. Tunisia has been ruled for 23 years by President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, an ally of Western powers and a target of activist and human rights groups that accuse him of running a corrupt police state that has infringed on citizens' rights.
In his second speech since the riots erupted, he said on national radio and television that he was ordering the creation of as many as 300,000 jobs and called for greater freedoms for members of the news media.
"These violent, sometimes bloody events, which caused deaths among civilians and injuries among security officers, were perpetrated by hooded gangs that attacked, at night, public institutions and even citizens in their houses," he said. "This is an intolerable act of terrorism."
He said he would lower taxes on employers who generate new jobs.
Tunisia's 14% unemployment rate does not reflect the true problems faced by the nation, Abidi said. The government pays for college educations, but only about a third of the 80,000 students who graduate each year from the nation's universities are able to find work, he said. As a result, he said, unemployment among college graduates hovers around 25%.
Abidi said the government does not oppose the right of demonstrators to express their opinions, but it will not tolerate violence.
He said extremist groups like al Qaeda might use the riots to recruit young people.
Human rights groups have said the Tunisian government has cracked down on demonstrators with force. Reporters Without Borders condemned the arrests and disappearances of bloggers and online activists across a number of Tunisian cities.
The worldwide press freedom organization said police arrested the bloggers to question them about hacking into government websites.
The wave of demonstrations was sparked by the suicide of an unemployed college graduate in early December.
Mohamed Bouazizi, 26, set himself on fire in front of a government building in the town of Sidi Bouzid in early December after police confiscated his fruit cart, saying he was selling without a permit, according to Amnesty International. He died from his injuries.
At least 19 killed in riots in Tunisia, government official says
The president called this protesting "Terrorist Acts" !!!
Today the number of killed people reached 23 and some people says it's 50.
Also In Algeria 2 people were killed and 300 injured for the same crisis:
2 killed, 300 injured in Algerian riots(CNN) -- At least two people have been killed and 300 others injured in riots that erupted across Algeria amid rising food prices and a housing crisis, state-run media said Saturday.
In Egypt,people are even more poor than Tunisia and Algeria,they are treated like prisoners.They might do the same like Tunisian/Algerian people soon.
In the richest region in the world,people barely live and get food.!
What suprised me is the French government offer to Tunisian gov,They offer to help the Tunisian police !
I don't know what to do and what peaceful way to change the governments or at least to make the governments listen to people ?
Any suggestion ?
*We are sick of those who call us terrorists when we try to get the minimum rights*