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34 lines
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The **2018 Tunisian Protests** were a series of protests occurring
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throughout [Tunisia](Tunisia "wikilink") in January and February of
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[2018](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Northern_Africa "wikilink")
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over the high cost of living and taxes. It was the first event of the
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ongoing [Second Arab Spring](Second_Arab_Spring "wikilink").
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## Background
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After the [2011 Revolution](Tunisian_Revolution "wikilink"), Tunisia was
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widely seen as the only democratic success story in the [Arab
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Spring.](Arab_Spring "wikilink") However, the country has subsequently
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had nine governments, none of which were able to tackle the country's
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growing economic problems. On the 1st of January, 2018, the government
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raised taxes on petrol, phones, housing, internet usage, food and
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makeup. Several leftist political parties announced the organisations of
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protests on January 14th, the anniversary of the revolution.
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## Events
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What actually happened during the protests is unclear besides the
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burning down of a regional national security headquarters near the
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[Algerian](Algeria "wikilink") border, 50 police were injured, 237
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people were arrested and 2,100 soldiers were deployed to protect key
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institutions.
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## Results
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The protests led to a repeal of the new taxes and the blaming of the
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protests on [anarchists](Anarchism "wikilink").
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## References
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[Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") - [2018 Tunisian
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protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Tunisian_protests) |