The area regained its calm in the early morning hours. The act recalls the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, the street seller whose suicide by fire on December 17, 2010 launched Tunisia's ...

The comparison is a bit misleading, however, because Mohammed Bouazizi ended his own life, while Amini, according to the information available, was beaten to death by police officers. But Bouazizi ...

Residents of Sidi Bouzid, where weeds grow in the dust that covers the streets, say anger had been building for years before Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire, igniting weeks of demonstrations that ...