Immolations in Tunisia, an enduring evil

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A giant portrait of Mohamed Bouazizi, the young street vendor who had sacrificed himself in Sidi Bouzid, on December 17, 2010. AFP / Fethi Belaid

By: Lilia Blaise Follow

Tunisia was little affected by the Covid-19 pandemic ... Partly thanks to the work of the authorities who, very early on, imposed total confinement and a curfew. During this period, a phenomenon existing since the revolution, still persists, that of the immolations by fire, a suicidal gesture, but also a claimant in the face of social inequalities and the economic problems of the country.

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Since the gesture of Mohamed Bouazizi in 2011, the immolation remains an act which illustrates a deep despair, still rooted in some Tunisians, faced with the lack of change in their daily lives and an economic crisis that is bogged down. There are almost no statistics on the cases of immolations in Tunisia but almost every month, the media report an attempt. Just during containment, three immolations took place.

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