2016 Tunisian protests

2016 Tunisian protests 15–22 January 2016 Kasserine, Tunis, Sidi Bouzid, and Gafsa Al Jazeera Tunisia unemployment protests spread to capital 21 January 2016 English http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/clashes-spreading-tunisia-unemployment-protests-160121190816218.html High unemployment rates * Protests Demonstrations Curfew Tunisian youth Tunisia Tunisian police Chedli Boualeg Youssef Chahed (Prime Minister)Beji Caid Essebsi (President) 100+ 100+ 40 injured 59 injured In January 2016, protests erupted in the Kasserine region of Tunisia over unemployment. These unemployment rates were 30% in the region as compared to the national 15.3%.Tunisia police, protesters clash in several towns over jobs 20 January 2016 Tarek Amara Reuters http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tunisia-protests-idUKKCN0UX1YY https://web.archive.org/web/20160123131408/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tunisia-protests-idUKKCN0UX1YY dead January 23, 2016 In particular, there was high youth unemployment. The protests consisted of violence against the police and marching on Tunis. The incidents continued for a week injuring 59 officers and 40 protestors until the government imposed a curfew.Tunisia imposes curfew as unrest grows over lack of jobs 22 January 2016 Chris Stephen The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/22/tunisia-unrest-government-imposes-night-curfew-unemployment-protests-attacks See also 2021 Tunisian protests References Category:2016 in Tunisia Category:2016 protests Category:Arab Winter in Tunisia Category:Protests in Tunisia Category:January 2016 in Africa