Unhappy miners
A short NYT report by Carlotta Gall (author of a recent book on Pakistan), which starts with:Link:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/wo...ines.html?_r=0Tunisians often say the first uprising of the Arab Spring began not in 2010 after the self-immolation of a fruit vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, but in 2008, when protests over corrupt hiring practices at the mines of Gafsa ran on for six months. It is a measure of the lingering challenges of Tunisia’s revolution that people here are still in revolt.
In the towns of Moulares and Redeyef, protests have idled the phosphate mines — a cornerstone of the economy — for much of the last three years.
A comment by Prof. Paul Rogers, from a broader review of his:See:http://www.opendemocracy.net/paul-ro...-global-revoltOne of the best journalists covering the region for a United States outlet, Carlotta Gall of the New York Times, writes a thoughtful analysis of the current mood in Tunisia where progress towards democratic governance is underway but those in power have little chance of meeting expectations. Tunisia has perhaps 30% of its young people unemployed, and they have virtually no prospect of getting work any time soon.
A short commentary that the security forces have learnt nothing:http://www.opendemocracy.net/arab-aw...ion-in-tunisia
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