It would likely be a sombre celebration in Tunisia on Thursday as the North African nation marks a decade since the ouster of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. Ten years after the revolution, he describes the current state of affairs as a ‘’shame’’. Those children of Tunisia who gave to the country, don't they deserve the recognition (by authorities) of their revolution? "There is no political will to publish this list (of victims of the revolution). Revolts began in Tunisia where young street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi, cheated and humiliated by local officials, set himself on fire on December 17, 2010.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 13, 2021 10:30 UTC