Police used tear gas and batons to disperse protesters showing support to the Tunisian General Union for Labour (known by its French acronym UGTT), in the capital Tunis, yesterday (Feb 25). The union, which has accused members of the ruling party Ennahdha of defacing its offices, organized the protest.
Protesters, who numbered 3,000 people, raised anti-government slogans like ?People want the fall of the government? and ?Ennahdha get out.?
Protesters Gathering in Habib Bourguiba Avenue, downtown Tunis. Photo shared by @Lechatquirit , via Twitpic
France24 correspondent, David Thomson tweets [fr]:
A #Tunis grosse manif du syndicat UGTT et de la gauche devant le MI pour dire ?D?gage Ennahdha?
In #Tunis, a big protest by the union UGTT and the left in front of the Interior Ministry to say ?Ennahdha Get Out?
Author of Le Blog Boukornine describes the situation on her Facebook page [fr]:
Des images dignes d'une guerre au centre-ville? des hordes de policiers dont certains sont cagoul?s arm?s de b?tons et de matraques, lan?ant du lacrymo.
Une f?rocit? incroyable. Des bless?s, des femmes et des enfants transport?s en urgence ? l'h?pital Charles Nicole? Atmosph?re ?touffante.. Les affrontements se poursuivent ? l'heure qu'il est par les bourreaux de la r?publique qui r?priment gratuitement et ill?galement une manifestation pacifique autoris?e dans cette Tunisie post-r?volutionnaire. #ACAB
Images of a war in downtown Tunis?a large group of police officers, some of them masked, and armed with batons, are shooting tear gas. An unbelievable ferocity. Injured people, women, and children are rushed to the hospital of Charles Nicole?A suffocating atmosphere. Until now, clashes continue, and the torturers are freely, and illegally repressing a peaceful, and authorised protest in this post revolutionary Tunisia
The protest turned violent when police ordered protesters to leave, but they refused to do so. Sameh B.A writes [fr]:
les flics nous ont demande de partir. l'autorisation de 12 a 14h. ensuite il ont attaque
Police asked us to leave. Permit to protest from noon to 2pm. Then they attacked
Activist Araoua Barakat was assaulted by police during February, 25 protest photo shared via twitpic
Several people were injured in Saturday's protest. Emine M'tiraoui, reports for the collective blog Nawaat [ar]: ??? ????? ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ??? ?????? ?????????? ??? ??????? ??? ?????? ???????? ????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????? ??????? ???? ????? ???? ??? ????? ???? ???? ?????? ??? ????? ?????? ????? ??? ??? ??? ??????? ?? ??? ??????
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After using tear gas, protesters were chased in the streets near Habib Bourguiba Avenue. We registered an injury for activist Araoua Barakat, whose left elbow was broken, when a police officer directly hit her with his baton. Mohamed Dridi, a young man, was also wounded at the level of his head, and activist Ines Tlili has bruises on her lower back. The injured confirmed that the excessive use of violence was unjustified, and it reminded them of the behavior of the Interior Ministry during days of oppression. They all agreed that same brutal means of oppression continues
Journalists Assaulted:
During yesterday's protest, police physically, and verbally assaulted journalists. Around 10 police assaults on journalists were registered. In a Press release, the National Syndicate for Tunisian journalists, condemned the assaults, and said it is planning to lodge a complaint against the Tunisian Interior Ministry.
Radio Kalima reports on its Facebook page [ar]:
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Although he had his Press card with him, Radio Kalima reporter, Ali Jelali, was assaulted in Habib Bourguiba Avenue, by a police officer in civilian clothes
The same radio says in another report [ar]:
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Aymen Rezgui, member of the executive bureau of the journalists' syndicate, and journalist Zouheir Ouzid, were assaulted by police officers in civilian clothes
Nearly, 14 months after the fall of the regime of strongman Zeine El Abidin Ben Ali, protesters are still being assaulted for raising anti-government slogans, and journalists are still being abused for doing their job.
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