Rival Tunisian demonstrators rallied for and against President Kais Saied on Friday, as the crisis-hit country marked the anniversary of a revolution that sparked the 2011 Arab uprisings. Anti-Saied protesters gathered at a key city centre junction Friday, chanting "the people want the coup d'etat to fall", referring to Saied's power grab, as police officers in riot gear looked on. Saied earlier this month moved the official anniversary of the revolution from January 14 -- the date Ben Ali fled into exile -- to December 17. "There's an active minority that voiced its discontent and will continue to protest" against Saied's moves, he told AFP. "We want to correct the revolution and put on its true course," said 30-year-old Mouna Akremi.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 17, 2021 20:20 UTC