Tunisia

Abderrazak Zorgui died of his injuries on Monday, sparking violent clashes

One year ago, Tunisia passed a groundbreaking law on violence against women. But activists are still struggling to change the broader culture

Around the world today, one in three people lives under an authoritarian regime, while many others are experiencing a decline in their democratic freedoms. But the slide towards autocracy has pushed millions to stand up...

A French extremist group claims NGOs fuel human smuggling. NGOs disagree

"Just six years ago, we were living under one man and his dictatorship. Now, you can do anything you want in Tunisia."

In Tunisia, change came gradually and then suddenly. When a police officer confiscated the goods of an unlicensed vegetable seller in December 2010, the merchant drenched himself in gasoline and set himself alight. During the...