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A large crowd of people are shown in the streets running with a security officer in black in pursuit.

Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires PM

Troops surrounded Tunisia's parliament and blocked its speaker from entering Monday after the president suspended the legislature and fired the prime minister following nationwide protests over the country's economic troubles and the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis.

Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires PM
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Tunisians wonder what their first female mayor will do for women

Tunisians wonder what their first female mayor will do for women
Women entering politics in Tunisia

Grassroots efforts in Tunisia to advance women’s rights

Grassroots efforts in Tunisia to advance women’s rights
A woman places carnations at the scene of a suicide bombing at Istiklal Street, a major shopping and tourist district, in central Istanbul, Turkey.

By the numbers: The terror attacks we paid attention to

By the numbers: The terror attacks we paid attention to
People shout slogans at a protest to condemn a suicide bomb attack in Tunis, Tunisia November 25, 2015.

A suicide attack in Tunisia targets presidential guards on a symbolic street

A suicide attack in Tunisia targets presidential guards on a symbolic street
Lawyers at a protest in Tunis against extremism on March 19, 2015, a day after gunmen killed more than 20 people in the Tunisian capital.

'Tunisians are in shock' after a massacre in Tunis

Two gunmen killed more than 20 people in Tunisia on Wednesday, shocking the country that many people have called the Arab Spring's only meaningful success story. And while most of the dead were tourists, a Tunisian journalist says locals are feeling the deaths strongly.

'Tunisians are in shock' after a massacre in Tunis
Anouar Brahem CD cover

Famed musician was 'trying to find something new to compose.' Then the Arab Spring happened.

It's taken Anouar Brahem quite a while to write music inspired by the start of the Arab Spring in his homeland, Tunisia. But the oud player didn't want to sermonize.

Famed musician was 'trying to find something new to compose.' Then the Arab Spring happened.
Supporters of Beji Caid Essebsi, the Nidaa Tounes party leader and presidential candidate, wave flags and shout slogans during a presidential electoral campaign rally in Tunis on November 15, 2014.

Tunisia looks set to move forward by electing a figure from its past

One of Tunisia's presidential candidates is getting an unexpected rock star treatment: 87-year-old Beji Caid Essebsi, a longtime politician who's built in the mold of Tunisia's first president and other old-guarders. But some youth believe he's the only candidate who's serious about their concerns.

Tunisia looks set to move forward by electing a figure from its past
Yamina Jaouani in front of the cab that her daughter helped her buy. She's been driving a taxi in Tunis for nearly 30 years.

This Tunisian woman supports equal rights for women by driving a cab — something she's done for 30 years

Tunisia's new constitution explicitly recognizes women's rights, including the right to drive a cab. But Yamina Jaouani has been a taxi driver in Tunis for nearly 30 years.

This Tunisian woman supports equal rights for women by driving a cab — something she's done for 30 years

Tunisians are taking 'trash selfies' in an effort to get cleaner streets

Does this trash pile make me look thinner? Tunisians are taking and posting "trash selfies" in an effort to clean up long-festering piles of garbage on their streets.

Tunisians are taking 'trash selfies' in an effort to get cleaner streets
The seaside Tunisia resort of Hammamet is well known for its beaches and nightlife.

These Libyan refugees feel trapped in Tunisia, and there's not much they can do about it

Ahmed feels stateless, a Libyan trapped in Tunisia with an expired passport. With killings and kidnappings every day in Libya, he wonders how he and his family could possibly survive there.

These Libyan refugees feel trapped in Tunisia, and there's not much they can do about it
Tunisia has boasted some of the most advanced women's rights in the Arab world. But old habits die hard. Men still routinely demand that their future wives be virgins.

'Re-virgination' surgeries are on the rise in Tunisia

In January, Tunisia became the first Arab country to enshrine gender equality in its new constitution. But while the small African country is often seen as a progressive bastion in a mostly conservative region, Tunisians say, in their private lives, some traditions die hard. Virginity is one of them.

'Re-virgination' surgeries are on the rise in Tunisia
"I Too Burned a Police Station" is a Facebook campaign to show solidarity with Tunisian activists still being pursued for crimes committed during the Tunisian revolution.

In Tunisia's new democracy, authorities are prosecuting the activists who started the revolution

When the Arab Spring began in Tunisia, youth protests brought down a dictatorial regime and launched democracy. Now, though, some of the youth leaders of the revolution are being charged with crimes, while former officials are going free.

In Tunisia's new democracy, authorities are prosecuting the activists who started the revolution
A Tunisian woman dances to "Happy".

Tunisians get 'Happy' to Pharrell Williams' song

It's been a tense time for Tunisia since the 2011 revolution that sparked the wider Arab Spring. So why would Tunisians be dancing in the streets to Pharrell Williams' song "Happy." The music video for the song shows LA residents dancing. Recently, young people across Tunisia have been posting videos of themselves dancing to the song.

Tunisians get 'Happy' to Pharrell Williams' song
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Three years on, an anonymous Tunisian satirist is still waiting for a political revolution in his country

Three years ago, a Tunisian architect was blogging anti-government sentiments anonymously from Paris. His views reflected those protesters in Tunisia who ushered in the Arab Spring. Today, the Tunisian blogger and cartoonist is still very much a part of the conversation about the future of his country. But he's still anonymous, and waiting hopefully for real political change to take place in his country.

Three years on, an anonymous Tunisian satirist is still waiting for a political revolution in his country