Mohamed Bouazizi

Tunisian protesters demonstrate beneath a poster of Mohamed Bouazizi near the prime minister's office in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 28, 2011.

Fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi's protest inspired the Arab uprisings. A decade later, his sister still mourns.

“One day, I hope all Tunisians live in dignity. That’s what my brother wished for,” said Leila Bouazizi, sister of the Tunisian fruit seller who set himself on fire on Dec. 17, 2010.

Fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi's protest inspired the Arab uprisings. A decade later, his sister still mourns.
A compiliation of images from the Arab uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East

Looking back at a historic time in the Middle East and North Africa

Looking back at a historic time in the Middle East and North Africa
A man holds a Sudanese flag as he chants slogans against the government's deadly crackdown on people protesting against subsidy cuts late last month, during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum

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How the death of a pharmacist in Sudan has fueled anti-government protests
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Mother of Mohamed Bouazizi Speaks About Son Who Sparked Revolution

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Audio: rare interview with Wikileaks' Julian Assange

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Graphic Video of Tortured 13-year-old Galvanizes Syrian Protestors
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Remembering Tunisia's 'martyr'

A fruit vendor in Tunisia who set himself on fire in December started a revolution. Now Mohamed Bouazizi is remembered as a hero, but as Megan Williams reports, his relatives say they're being shunned.

Remembering Tunisia's 'martyr'
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The history and power of self-immolation

To help us understand more about self-immolation and those who commit it, we are joined by Michael Biggs, a lecturer in the Department of Sociology, at the University of Oxford, who has been studying this form of protest.

The history and power of self-immolation