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Mideast state repression set to continue in 2012: Amnesty
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[Africasia] - Mass uprisings sparked by the self-immolation of a Tunisian vegetable vendor that swept the Arab world last year led to the downfall of presidents Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and Libya's Moamer Kadhafi.
Youths in Tunisia uprising flashpoint heckle new leaders
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[Africasia] - The pair were on a visit to Thala and Kasserine to pay their respects to those who died during Tunisia's revolution, which culminated on January 14 last year, when longtime dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali was toppled.
Tunisia one year on: Simon Calder explores the source of the Arab Spring
www.independent.co.uk
[The Independent] - He was enraged beyond desperation by the corrupt regime of President Ben Ali. His death, on 4 January 2011, triggered an uprising that led quickly to the departure of the ruling family. As the people of other North African and Arab nations staged their
Opening up Tunisia
www.ft.com
[Financial Times] - Ten days later, the Tunisian government fell and President Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia. A giant poster of Mohamed Bouazizi now hangs over the road near the entrance to the governor's office, at the place where he immolated himself.
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