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Dubbed ‘The Shore of Death’, the coastal city of Gabes has made headlines over the past decade for being an environmental wasteland. 13,000 tonnes of phosphate are dumped into the Mediterranean Sea ...
News Tunisia » Gaabes » Events: Protests escalate in Tunisia's Gabes amid a deepening environmental crisis
Protesters demand closure of Gabes phosphate complex over pollution President Saied blames old policies for Gabes' environmental crisis, orders solutions Government plans to boost production of ...
News Tunisia » Gaabes » Events: Tunisia’s Gabes erupts in mass protests over deadly pollution; cries of ‘want to breathe’ fill streets
Hundreds of Tunisians staged a demonstration in the capital, Tunis, against a severe environmental crisis stemming from a deadly pollution linked to a state-run chemical plant in Gabes. The protest, ...
News Tunisia » Gaabes » Events: General strike, protests paralyse Tunisia's Gabes over pollution crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) -A general strike and tens of thousands of protesters brought the southern Tunisian city of Gabes to a standstill on Tuesday to back demands for the closure of a state chemical plant ...
News Tunisia » Gaabes » Events: Gabes: Struggle for Survival in the Face of Denial
Far from losing momentum, the protest movement which began in Gabes is breathing new life into social struggles in Tunisia. And continued repression in all of its forms is only making it grow stronger ...