Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Unrest And Revolution In Tunisia -- News Updates February 1, 2011



UN Reports Higher Death Toll from Tunisia Unrest -- Voice of America

A United Nations team in Tunisia says at least 219 people were killed in the January revolt that led to the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

The head of the team, Bakr N'Diaye, said Tuesday the death toll includes 72 people who died in prison riots.

The official commented at the end of a week-long mission in the country organized by the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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More News On Tunisia

UN mission says 219 killed in Tunisia uprising -- AP
219 died in Tunisian protests, says UN -- Sify News
Rights group calls for investigation of protest deaths -- L.A. times

Synagogue, schools attacked in Tunisia -- Yahoo News/AFP
Tunisia government reviews tense security situation -- AFP
Tunisian security forces must be reformed-UN -- Reuters

For new Tunisian leaders, economic options are limited
-- MSNBC
EU freezes assets of Ben Ali and wife -- AFP
France seize Ben Ali's plane -- Times Live
Tunisia: Ex-President’s Assets Frozen -- New York Times
Tunisians Watch Egypt, Tend Their Own Revolution -- NPR
Regime's excesses on display inside Tunisian mansion -- Washington Post
How will political change affect women in Tunisia? -- BBC
Leader is gone, but Tunisia still a prison for many -- Sydney Morning Herald

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