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Tunisia: Youth take a stand for/against the president’s decisions

by Alessandra Bajec February 10, 2022

After playing a key role in the 2011 revolution, most young Tunisians have grown fed up with politicians in their country as a result of successive political, economic and social failures that marred the democratic transition. Since the …

February 10, 2022 1.1K views

How Sudan’s civil disobedience campaign is raging against the coup

by Alessandra Bajec November 1, 2021

Since the military’s seizure of power from the transitional government in Sudan, citizens have organised mass demonstrations across the country in an impressive show of collective commitment to full civilian rule.

November 1, 2021 926 views

Why impunity for war crimes could jeopardise Libya’s road to peace

by Alessandra Bajec October 27, 2021

A lack of accountability for crimes against humanity committed since 2016 could jeopardise December elections and put Libya’s peace process at risk. The first results of a probe from Libya’s Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) commissioned …

October 27, 2021 904 views

Tunisia: COVID-19 Increases Vulnerability of Rural Women

by Alessandra Bajec November 25, 2020

Tunisian women in rural areas have played a vital role in maintaining food security during the coronavirus pandemic but continue to suffer exploitation and exclusion. While their working conditions are already known …

November 25, 2020 883 views

Tunisia: In Tataouine, Socio-Economic Marginalization Is a Time Bomb

by Alessandra Bajec July 24, 2020

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 …

July 24, 2020 959 views

‘Anywhere is better’: A new wave of emigration looms over Lebanon

by Alessandra Bajec July 21, 2020

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 …

July 21, 2020 911 views

How Tripoli emerged as the epicentre of Lebanon’s national crisis

by Alessandra Bajec May 6, 2020

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 …

May 6, 2020 919 views

The warlord who wanted to be supreme victor: Haftar’s Libya offensive kills political process

by Alessandra Bajec April 18, 2019

Haftar’s military push for Tripoli initiated early this month marks a dramatic turn of events in the long political power struggle that has torn Libya since 2011. On April 4, General Khalifa …

April 18, 2019 701 views

A Dangerous Neighbour

by Alessandra Bajec March 25, 2019

While Tunisia has struggled with its own security concerns and economic problems since the 2011 revolution, ongoing instability in Libya poses a continued threat Tunisia has faced many challenges since its 2011 …

March 25, 2019 724 views

Tunisia’s ruling coalition partners brace for divorce

by Alessandra Bajec October 26, 2018

Nidaa Tounes and Ennahdha are facing shifting political alliances and balances of power ahead of next year’s elections. One month after the end of the national consensus was announced, Tunisia’s two largest …

October 26, 2018 755 views