Lina Ben Mhenni · December, 2010

Latest posts by Lina Ben Mhenni from December, 2010

Tunisia: Unemployed Man's Suicide Attempt Sparks Riots

  23 December 2010

An unemployed Tunisian set himself on fire in protest against his joblessness, sparking a wave of riots on the ground and solidarity and support on social networking platforms. While the fate of Mohamed Bouazizi, aged 26, from Sidi Bouzid, in southern Tunisia, remains unclear, Tunisian netizens ceased the incident to complain about the lack of jobs, corruption and deteriorating human rights conditions in their country.