Tag: Ben Ali, Zine El-Abidine

Tunisians Mourn a Hard-Fought Freedom Rapidly Slipping Away

When reflecting on their Arab Spring revolution, Tunisians often say that freedom of expression was the only concrete achievement. As the country slides back toward autocracy, that, too, is being quickly eroded.

Economic Neglect and Political Instability Unraveled Tunisia’s Democracy

Tensions across the religious-secular fault lines in the country could not be reconciled, and freely elected leaders failed to deliver on the 2011 uprising’s cry for bread, freedom and dignity.