Despite being rich in oil and gas, Tataouine in the south of Tunisia has remained severely underdeveloped and marginalized, pushing its inhabitants, time and again, to protest for reinvestment of its wealth in infrastructure and local jobs. This paper examines the underlying drivers of the ongoing unrest in Tataouine, the heavy-handed response …
Betrayed by the ruling elite and disillusioned, many Lebanese are looking for a way out. Until two years ago, 37-year-old Bahaa Malaeb never thought that one day he would have to leave his homeland. A graduate in international business from a top university, and a qualified sound engineer, as an ambitious, multi-skilled man he was …
Tunisians rallied on Saturday in support to the Black Lives Matter movement, decrying anti-black racism and raising awareness about racial discrimination in the North African country On 6 June, around 100 people gathered outside the Municipal Theatre in the Tunisian capital in a show of solidarity with U.S. protests over the tragic death of George …
Fuelled by widespread anger at growing economic hardship and corruption, Tripoli is leading the way in Lebanon’s new wave of protests. A new wave of unrest has rocked Lebanon’s second-largest city Tripoli, fuelled by frustration over growing economic hardship due to the national currency depreciation and skyrocketing prices amid the coronavirus pandemic. Protesters from around …
While the Hirak protest movement has frozen its street demonstrations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the Algerian regime is taking advantage of this period of virus containment to escalate repression behind a security façade. In the past days, a wave of arbitrary arrests and unfair court rulings have targeted dozens …
The ongoing Israeli blockade, an overstretched health system and a lack of vital medical supplies: coronavirus spells disaster for Gaza’s beleaguered population Coronavirus testing re-started in the Gaza Strip after 480 testing kits purchased by the World Health Organization (WHO) reportedly arrived in the enclave on Sunday night. The Palestinian health ministry had warned …
In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, people are living through double isolation amid a one-month state of emergency Bethlehem has turned into a ghost town since Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a 30-day state of emergency in the occupied West Bank last week after the first cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the …
TRIPOLI, Lebanon– Walking to al Nour Square in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, a set of colourful tents stand out with people sitting, bantering, pacing in and out of what has become the central space for protests in the Sunni-majority coastal city amid ongoing anti-corruption rallies in the country. A huge …
TRIPOLI, Lebanon- In a new neighbourhood of Tripoli, the largest city in northern Lebanon, it’s everyday business in a small cafe on a commercial street on a weekday. A few customers are inside smoking, chatting and drinking coffee. In the far corner of the room, sitting at his laptop, Madi Karimeh greets us with …
BEIRUT, Lebanon- A series of open discussions led by a variety of groups of citizens are held daily around Lebanon helping to feed the hearts and minds of the revolutionary movement since the start of the country’s so-called “October Revolution“. Walking toward central Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square, crowds of protesters can be seen scattered along …