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Moscow anarchists will picket in solidarity with the Tunisian people, overthrew the dictator

On Sunday, January 23, Moscow anarchists and anti-fascists will picket in solidarity with the insurgent people of Tunisia, who managed to overthrow the ruling more than 20 years of dictatorial regime and begin to shape the national government agencies. Also, the protesters commemorate more than 300 demonstrators who were killed in a collision with police during mass demonstrations. The organizers of the picket in Moscow, the majority of Russians, Tunisia, known only as the great southern country, where you can spend your holidays and to take a look at different historical ruins.The events of the past two months have shown, Tunisia, on the other side.

December 17 in the small town of Sidi Bou Zid, a graduate of the Faculty of Law, forced to run a street trader, committed self-immolation in protest against the inability to work and live. On the streets of the city came out of the crowd Tunisians who were dissatisfied with the economic policies of the dictator Ben Ali, which has led to mass unemployment and falling living standards. The next day, a riot of unemployed covered other cities. The rebels have joined lawyers and labor unions.Police started terrorizing the people. By the end of December to quell the rebellion, dictatorship is allowed to turn death squads composed of foreign mercenaries and local lumpen.

Since January 10 began mass protests in the capital of Tunisia. The police and death squads to
across the country were shooting to kill. But it could not stop the revolution - the street
got the whole country. January 12 had been closed all universities. Began a general strike. 14 th
January, police lost control of the situation. Insurgent people blocked the presidential palace and government buildings.Dictator Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia.

Currently in Tunisia to the interim government consisting of members of the former ruling party and the opposition and independent politicians. As representatives of the Tunisian left, people on the street does not stop the demonstrations, demanding the dissolution of the party in power, litigation against the whole of its top party and state, and so forth. Contrary to the expectations of the Islamists, the vast majority of Tunisia does not want to build an Islamic state.Tunisian antifascists directly equate Islamism with neo-Nazism.

In all the cities formed committees of national control of intellectuals, workers and trade union delegates. Despite numerous calls for "stabilization" and "social peace", voiced by politicians, the people on the streets determined to go through. The requirement of ordinary people - the dismantling of the old system and the creation of a new, democratic people's state

Tunisia today - at the forefront of the struggle for freedom and самоуправление.Выступления in Tunisia are on a par with hire worldwide protests against the neo-liberal course, results of which became the world economic crisis and repression of political liberties in many countries.Other Arab dictators and the rest of the world like fire fear a repetition of the Tunisian events in their own country. Indeed, the Tunisian rebels managed to take matters into their own hands and begin to build the structure of national government.

Participants in the Moscow campaign in solidarity with ordinary Tunisians, walked out into the street and broke his life and his fate-of-control politicians.Actions of solidarity with the rebellious people of Tunisia are now held all over the world. Tunisian young anti-fascists sent a video call to support the stock: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgkrna_la-revolution-des-jasmins-la-rev ...

Picket in Moscow will begin January 23 at 14.00 in front of the Embassy of Tunisia, about 33 houses on the street Little Nikita (m Barrikadnaya). Campaign is compatible with the Prefecture of Central Administrative District ofMoscow.

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