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Tunisia youth unemployment protests

Protests over youth unemployment have spread to several towns and cities in Tunisia. Ridha Yahyaoui died after climbing a pole in protest over a public sector job prospect that he was rejected for on Sunday. His brother, Mehrez Yahyaoui, says 'government has forgotten us'.

(Photo credit: Reuters / Othman Yahyaoui holds a photograph of his son Ridha Yahyaoui in Kasserine)

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