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| Tunisia protests: Government imposes curfew over jobs unrest | Tunisia protests: Government imposes curfew over jobs unrest |
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| The Tunisian interior ministry has announced a national curfew in response to protests over unemployment, saying that national security is at stake. | The Tunisian interior ministry has announced a national curfew in response to protests over unemployment, saying that national security is at stake. |
| The restrictions beginning on Friday night follow "attacks against public and private property", it said. | The restrictions beginning on Friday night follow "attacks against public and private property", it said. |
| Only night-shift workers and people needing urgent medical care will be exempt from the curfew. | Only night-shift workers and people needing urgent medical care will be exempt from the curfew. |
| Protests over youth unemployment have spread from the northern region of Kasserine to towns and cities. | Protests over youth unemployment have spread from the northern region of Kasserine to towns and cities. |
| More than a third of young people in Tunisia are unemployed, with 62% of graduates without work, according to the OECD. | More than a third of young people in Tunisia are unemployed, with 62% of graduates without work, according to the OECD. |
| Unemployment has worsened since the 2011 revolution, when President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted. | Unemployment has worsened since the 2011 revolution, when President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted. |
| Tunisia's uprising was the first of the Arab Spring, and often hailed as the most successful. | Tunisia's uprising was the first of the Arab Spring, and often hailed as the most successful. |
| But correspondents say the authorities have failed to resolve the problems of social exclusion and poverty, and face a growing jihadist threat. | But correspondents say the authorities have failed to resolve the problems of social exclusion and poverty, and face a growing jihadist threat. |
| How Tunisia is keeping Arab Spring ideals alive | How Tunisia is keeping Arab Spring ideals alive |
| "Arab Spring" pioneer under threat | "Arab Spring" pioneer under threat |
| 'No magic wand' | 'No magic wand' |
| The curfew, which will run from 20:00 to 05:00 (19:00 to 04:00 GMT), has been put in place because of the "danger to the security of the state and it citizens", the interior ministry said in a statement. | The curfew, which will run from 20:00 to 05:00 (19:00 to 04:00 GMT), has been put in place because of the "danger to the security of the state and it citizens", the interior ministry said in a statement. |
| Anyone disobeying this decision risked prosecution, it warned. | Anyone disobeying this decision risked prosecution, it warned. |
| The authorities called from calm after protests descended into vandalism, looting and violence in several areas. | The authorities called from calm after protests descended into vandalism, looting and violence in several areas. |
| The demonstrations started on Sunday in the central-western town of Kasserine, after a man was electrocuted while protesting over his rejection for a government job. | The demonstrations started on Sunday in the central-western town of Kasserine, after a man was electrocuted while protesting over his rejection for a government job. |
| In the nearby town of Feriana, a policeman died after his car was overturned on Thursday. | In the nearby town of Feriana, a policeman died after his car was overturned on Thursday. |
| Prime Minister Habib Essid, who cut short a visit to Europe to deal with the protests, has said his government has no "magic wand" with which to tackle unemployment. | Prime Minister Habib Essid, who cut short a visit to Europe to deal with the protests, has said his government has no "magic wand" with which to tackle unemployment. |
| In an interview with France 24 (in French) on Friday, Mr Essid said the country was struggling with the difficulties of being a "young democracy". | In an interview with France 24 (in French) on Friday, Mr Essid said the country was struggling with the difficulties of being a "young democracy". |
| "We need people to be patient," he said. | "We need people to be patient," he said. |
| 'His dream was to work' - Protester's brother speaks to BBC | |
| Ridha Yahyaoui died on Sunday after climbing a utility pole in protest over a public sector job prospect that he was rejected for. | |
| His brother, Mehrez, told the BBC's Rana Jawad in Kasserine, that the 28-year-old had been fighting for a job for two years. | |
| "His dream was to work, he didn't like taking money from people," he said. | |
| "I'm his brother and when I would try to give him five dinars (£1.70; €2.50), he would not take it. | |
| "This government has forgotten us... [Ridha] climbed a pole to tell them, 'give me my rights'. He was electrocuted and he died. " | |
| After meeting French President Francois Hollande in Paris, PM Essid was due to return to Tunisia and visit Kasserine on Saturday. | |
| Meanwhile the French presidency announced that the country would provide €1bn (£767m) $1.1bn) to Tunisia over the next five years as part of an economic support package. | |
| "A major aspect of the plan aims to help poor regions and young people, putting the focus on employment," it said in a statement. | |
| Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Wednesday that more than 6,000 jobs would be given to people from the town of Kasserine. | |
| The government also promised an investigation into allegations of corruption. | The government also promised an investigation into allegations of corruption. |
| The town has been under a state-imposed curfew from dusk till dawn since Tuesday. |