Tunisia in transition
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A security force personnel fires tear-gas shells from a roadblock towards demonstrators on a street in Tunis on January 14, 2011. AFP -
Demonstrators waving Tunisian flags march to celebrated the fall of the longtime Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Paris. Keystone -
Demonstrators throw stones at police during clashes in Tunis on January 14. Keystone -
Demonstrators gather in front of the interior ministry on January 14 during a protest against Ben Ali in Tunis. Keystone -
A photo taken from Tunisian TV shows Ben Ali giving a speech on January 13 in which he said he had ordered his security forces to stop firing on anti-government demonstrators, as a wave of nation-wide protests intensified. AFP -
Smoke billows from a French and a Tunisian supermarket after a fire was allegedly started by rioters near Tunis. Keystone -
Tunisian lawyer and human rights activist Radhia Nasraoui gestures towards a Tunisian policeman as she asks for the release of her husband Hamma Hammami following his arrest, one day after Ben Ali's address to the nation on January 14. Keystone -
Riot police officers detain a protestor during clashes in Tunis. Keystone -
A torn banner of Ben Ali is seen in the centre of Tunis. Keystone -
Two veiled women talk in front of a burnt mall in the Cite Ettadhamen district, several kilometres from the center of Tunis, where rioters burnt vehicles and attacked government offices late on January 12. AFP -
A Tunisian demostrator injured in clashes with security forces lies on the ground on January 9 in Regueb, near Sidi Bouzid. Protests sparked by high youth unemployment spread from the central town of Sidi Bouzid to other parts of the country. Keystone -
A photograph made available on January 15 showing demonstrators during a protest against Ben Ali a day earlier, after Ben Ali's address to the nation. Keystone -
Around 1,000 protesters demonstrate against Ben Ali in Geneva on January 15, 2011. Ben Ali had left Tunisia the previous night. Keystone -
Tunisian policemen take position on the rooftop of a building in Tunis. AFP -
Tunisians walk away after buying bread in Tunis on January 16. The security situation was beginning to stabilise in Tunisia as the army continued to patrol the streets and a new unity government was being assembled. Keystone
Tunisia in the throes of upheaval.
This content was published on January 17, 2011 - 19:40
After weeks of unrest at the start of 2011, deposed president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali flees to Saudi Arabia and the country takes on a new unity government. (Photos: AFP, Keystone)
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