/tags/tunisia Tunisia en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-02/jailed-tunisian-rapper-is-freed-song-called-police-dogs The head of Tunisia's Islamist government says Ala Yaacoubi, who raps as Weld El 15, was punished for inciting hatred and violence. Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-02/jailed-tunisian-rapper-is-freed-song-called-police-dogs Bill Chappell /2013-05-19/revisiting-u-s-commitment-to-the-middle-east Two years ago on May 19, President Obama called for a new chapter in American diplomacy, promising to make it a top priority to support democracy and human rights in a changing Middle East. Some experts say that the U.S. has failed to live up to that commitment in places like Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. The conflict in Syria has also opened a darker chapter in the Arab uprisings. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT /2013-05-19/revisiting-u-s-commitment-to-the-middle-east Michele Kelemen /npr-news/2013-03-02/searching-for-stability-tunisia-stumbles The North African nation seemed to be doing better than other Arab Spring countries. But it's suffered a recent series of setbacks as it tries to build a stable political system and economy. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:08:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-02/searching-for-stability-tunisia-stumbles Kiran Alvi /npr-news/2013-02-19/tunisian-prime-minister-steps-down-amid-crisis Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets to protest the assassination of the country's leading — and secular — opposition figure. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-19/tunisian-prime-minister-steps-down-amid-crisis Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2013-02-13/a-murder-deepens-tunisias-political-crisis The killing of Chokri Belaid, a prominent politician and human rights activist, is pitting Tunisians against each other. Just two years after overthrowing a dictator, Tunisians are increasingly divided over their government and the country's future. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:40:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-13/a-murder-deepens-tunisias-political-crisis Eleanor Beardsley /npr-news/2013-02-10/islamists-make-sufi-shrines-a-target-in-north-africa Sufi Islam is a small sect that is not politically active. And yet Sufi shrines have been repeatedly targeted by radical groups during upheavals in North Africa and elsewhere. Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-10/islamists-make-sufi-shrines-a-target-in-north-africa Kiran Alvi /npr-news/2013-02-08/chaos-follows-funeral-for-slain-leader-in-tunisia Tens of thousands of supporters of Chokhri Belaid, a Tunisian opposition politician who was gunned down this week, jammed a cemetery for his funeral Friday in the capital, Tunis. Youths set fire to cars, and police responded with tear gas. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:28:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-08/chaos-follows-funeral-for-slain-leader-in-tunisia Eleanor Beardsley, David Greene /npr-news/2013-02-08/clashes-in-tunis-at-funeral-of-opposition-leader The assassination of Chokri Belaid has sparked protests. Emotions are running as high as they were two years ago at the start of the Arab Spring. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:14:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-08/clashes-in-tunis-at-funeral-of-opposition-leader Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-02-06/assassination-of-opposition-figure-leads-to-protests-in-tunisia Chokri Belaid was a vocal opponent of extremists who pushed for Islamic law in Tunisia. The moderate Islamist government, however, said his assassination was an attack on the "revolution as a whole." Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:26:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-06/assassination-of-opposition-figure-leads-to-protests-in-tunisia Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2013-02-06/tunisian-opposition-leaders-slaying-prompts-protests Thousands of Tunisians are protesting in the streets after the assassination of opposition leader Chokri Belaid, a critic of the moderate Islamist group that dominates the country's government. Steve Inskeep talks with Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Institution's Doha Center. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:59:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-06/tunisian-opposition-leaders-slaying-prompts-protests