TUNISIA: 10 years on from the ‘Arab Spring’
A decade after young fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi set himself alight in protest at state repression and corruption, democratic practices have been sustained in Tunisia and backsliding towards authoritarianism resisted, thanks to concerted civil society efforts to defend democratic freedoms. But throughout 2020 and into 2021, discontent continued to fuel demands for economic change.
Due to the economic crisis that came with the pandemic, many women lost their jobs, or are not getting paid. Many women in Tunisia work in the informal sector so they could not continue their work and were left without any income. This is affecting their ability to take care of themselves and their families.
Ramy Khouili
