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Kasserine: accro à l’usine qui l’empoisonne

Society Mashallah region

Une papeterie pollue l’air et l’eau de Kasserine en Tunisie depuis 50 ans. Rien ne change, le principal employeur de la région est intouchable.

Kasserine

Addicted to the polluting plant

Society Mashallah region

A paper plant has polluted the air and water of Kasserine in Tunisia for 50 years – and nothing happens. No one can touch the largest employer in the region.

Modern Times

Visual Sunday

Society Izmir

“Modern Times” is a new short movie by young Turkish director Aykut Alp Ersoy. It was released on Vimeo two weeks ago and received a lot of interest.

La Tunisie profonde délaisse ses jeunes

Society Mashallah region

En Tunisie, une fois le cursus scolaire terminé, les jeunes tunisiens déchantent vite : l’ennui défigure des campagnes déjà minées par le chômage.

Tunisia’s forgotten youth

Rights & dissentSociety Mashallah region

In Tunisia, despite investments in education, once young people in the countryside leave school, they face the stark reality of unemployment.

Les pirates à l’assaut des ondes

Rights & dissentSociety Tunis

La Révolution n’a pas tenu toutes ses promesses de libéralisation des médias et notamment des radios.

Radio free Tunisia

Rights & dissentSociety Tunis

Tunisia’s revolution has not kept all of its promises to liberalise the media — and in particular, the country’s radio stations.

البحرين

قصة الأوراق على جدار غرفتي

Rights & dissent Manama

في يوم ١٣ يونيو ٢٠١١، حصلت على الخطاب النهائي لفصلي من جامعة بوليتكنك البحرين، أنا وأكثر من ستين طالب آخرين، وتم منعي من التقدم بطلب الالتحاق بأي جامعة أخرى في بلدي.

Bahrain

The story of the papers on my wall

Rights & dissent Manama

On June 13, 2011, I got a final dismissal letter from Bahrain Polytechnic because of my pro-democracy posts on my private Facebook account.

Obsession

Visual Sunday

Culture Tunis

Soon after moving in to his new flat, Hedi, a Tunisian man, discovers a red button hidden behind the frame of the picture. This changes everything.