After years of turmoil, Tunisia may finally have a functioning government, but the Revolution may still be far from over. A few days after Tunisia’s dictator, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country after being in power for a little over two decades, a few politicians and some of Ben Ali’s faithful party members put together a coalition to run the country. The Prime Minister went on television and announced that the interim unity government will run the government until elections are held, which will include figures from Ben Ali’s RCD party. This means that the President’s influence will not be completely over. This stirred revolutions from the Tunisian people because their new government was still dominated by members of the old guard. They rioted on the main avenue, chanting for the RCD to be “obliterated”. In response tear gas was sprayed into the crowd to disband them. They continued to protest in front of the RCD party’s headquarters. During this protest, the army fired warning shots to calm the noisy, yet peaceful crowd. By spraying tear gas and shooting loaded guns the Tunisians human right to protest what they believe in is being violated. The people have a right to protest and let the country know how they feel, especially when it comes to a corrupt government. This is not the only human rights violation inflicted among the Tunisian people. The old government also captured political prisoners and money paid by citizens for the government was wrongfully used. The disorder may not be over for Tunisia because the next governmental election is not for another six months. Although the status of the government is looking up, they still have a long way to go to gain the trust and order of their people.
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