La police disperse une manifestation anti-RCD à Tunis

Le Point.fr

18/01/2011

Des gaz lacrymogènes ont été utilisés par les forces de l’ordre pour disperser un rassemblement qui se déroulait dans le calme.

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La police a eu recours aux gaz lacrymogènes pour disperser une manifestation à Tunis, mardi matin, contre le nouveau gouvernement tunisien, dont le Premier ministre, Mohamed Ghannouchi, a dévoilé lundi la composition. La manifestation, qui regroupait des centaines de militants de l’opposition et de syndicalistes, s’est déroulée dans le calme jusqu’à ce que la police intervienne pour la disperser. Lire la suite…

Rioting returns to Tunis as unity government defended

pressandjournal.co.uk

19/01/2011

New administration shaken as four ministers who opposed ex-president quit

CRACKDOWN: Protesters scatter as police use tear gas during a demonstration in Tunis yesterday

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Riot police fired tear gas at angry protesters yesterday as Tunisia’s prime minister defended some of the deeply unpopular old regime in a new unity government.

The capital, Tunis, awoke to bustling, everyday life for the first time since its president fled the country last week, but the peace quickly ended as police lobbed tear gas to scatter about 200 protesters marching toward the interior ministry.

Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi claimed that his announcement on Monday to include ministers from hardline president Zine al Abidine Ben Ali’s old guard in a new unity government was a necessary step “because we need them in this phase”.

However, the day-old government was shaken by the resignation yesterday of four ministers, who were all opponents of Mr Ben Ali. Read more…

~ par Alain Bertho sur 19 janvier 2011.

Publié dans émeutes, riots, الشغب