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| − | In the six months immediately after [[Mohamed Bouazizi]]'s death, at least 107 [[Tunis]]ians tried to kill themselves by setting themselves on fire.<ref name="tunis">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16526462</ref> The men who [[self-immolated]] are mostly young men from poor, rural areas, unmarried and have only basic education.<ref name="tunis"/> Amenallah Messaadi, who has collated the figures and is head of the Burns Centre, said that people shouldn't glorify the act of self-immolation and "should stop adding fuel to the fire".<ref name="tunis"/> | + | In the six months immediately after [[Mohamed Bouazizi]]'s [[Wikipedia:Mohamed Bouazizi|(WP)]] death, at least 107 [[Wikipedia:Tunisian people|Tunis]]ians tried to kill themselves by setting themselves on fire.<ref name="tunis">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16526462 Tunisia one year on: New trend of self-immolations] BBC NEWS</ref> The men who [[Wikipedia:self-immolated|self-immolated]] are mostly young men from poor, rural areas, unmarried and have only basic education.<ref name="tunis"/> Amenallah Messaadi, who has collated the figures and is head of the Burns Centre, said that people shouldn't glorify the act of self-immolation and "should stop adding fuel to the fire".<ref name="tunis"/> |
| − | {{ | + | {{cquote|"I had no education, no job and was desperate...The whole country seemed to be on fire, so I set myself alight too, but it hasn't made things any better. I've destroyed my life and that of my family." Hosni, from Gasserak}} |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | * [[ | + | {{WP+NODEL}} |
| + | * [[Self-immolation in North African protests]] | ||
| + | * [[1987 coup d'état in Tunisia]] | ||
| + | * [[Anarchopedia:Current events]] | ||
| + | * [[Jasmine Revolution]] | ||
| + | * [[Mohamed Bouzazi]] | ||
| + | * [[Algerian self-immolations]] | ||
| + | * [[2010–2011 Tunisian protests]] [[Wikipedia:Tunisian revolution|(WP)]] | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:2011 Algerian riots]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
| + | <!--{{Portal box|Tunisia|Human rights}}{{Portal box|Algeria|Human rights}} | ||
| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouazizi, Mohamed}}--> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Risking death as political protest]][[Category:Tunisian people]][[Category:Self-immolations]][[Category:Direct action]][[Category:Jasmine Revolution]][[Category:Articles nominated for deletion on Wikipedia (AfD)]][[Category:Activists]][[Category:Tunisian activists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:58, 1 April 2012
In the six months immediately after Mohamed Bouazizi's (WP) death, at least 107 Tunisians tried to kill themselves by setting themselves on fire.[1] The men who self-immolated are mostly young men from poor, rural areas, unmarried and have only basic education.[1] Amenallah Messaadi, who has collated the figures and is head of the Burns Centre, said that people shouldn't glorify the act of self-immolation and "should stop adding fuel to the fire".[1]
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- Self-immolation in North African protests
- 1987 coup d'état in Tunisia
- Anarchopedia:Current events
- Jasmine Revolution
- Mohamed Bouzazi
- Algerian self-immolations
- 2010–2011 Tunisian protests (WP)
- Wikipedia:2011 Algerian riots
