Tunisia on Thursday commemorated the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Revolution, a popular uprising that marked the Arab Spring. Due to lockdown for four days starting Thursday to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the demonstrations are banned, there were no festive celebrations marking the revolution. Avenue Bourguiba, the main artery in the capital city of Tunis, which became a center of the uprising, was deserted. In past years, demonstrators have rallied to recall the momentous events that sparked the wider Arab Spring revolts and to push for more change, but this…
Tunisia celebrates Revolution’s 10th anniversary in lockdown
