The IMF has choked Tunisia. No wonder the people are protesting | Jihen Chandoul
by Jihen Chandoul from on (#3DH1T)
Since the 2011 uprising, the IMF - backed by the G8 - has imposed economic reforms on Tunisia, at a cost to ordinary people
Tunisia has been facing protests across the country at price and tax rises since 3 January - the anniversary of the "bread riots" which occurred in 1984 under the Habib Bourguiba regime. As with the current unrest, that uprising was triggered by an intervention into the country's affairs by international financial institutions, and the subsequent shock to the livelihoods of Tunisians - specifically, an increase in bread and grain prices following the adoption of an IMF plan.
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