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Protesters fear Islamist party will stifle women's rights

Those unhappy with Ennahda’s win in the Sunday vote fear the Islamist party might roll back modern policies in one of the most liberal countries in the Arab region.

Tunisian court orders porn sites blocked

If the ban is upheld, it would be the second case of internet censorship since Ben Ali’s regime fell in the “Jasmine Revolution."

Tunisia's tourism hit by unrest

HAMMAMET — Tunisia's tourism plummeted 40 percent after the overthrow of Ben Ali in January. Fighting in Libya has caused more cancellations.

China: Jasmine Revolution protests to be held every Sunday

Bloomberg News columnist William Pesek asks if China has not seen the kind of large-scale protests that have recently shaken other nations because of its sex ratio policy. "A common thread linking events in Egypt, Bahrain, Tunisia, Libya and elsewhere is big populations of disaffected youth. They’re angry about greed, corruption, the rich-poor divide and unaccountable leaders. Many Chinese harbor similar gripes, yet demographics works in the Communist Party’s favor," writes Pesek.
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