Tunisians Rally Against Austerity Measures, Deride Concessions

Powerful labor union says demonstrations to continue
Protests against austerity measures turned violent last week

Tunisian protestors throw stones towards security forces in Tunis' Djebel Lahmer district on Jan. 10.
Photographer: SOFIENE HAMDAOUI/AFP via Getty Images

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By Jihen Laghmari and Tarek El-Tablawy

January 13, 2018 at 9:51 PM UTC

Updated on

January 14, 2018 at 3:58 PM UTC

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Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated Sunday in the capital, Tunis, demanding a repeal of painful austerity measures on the seventh anniversary of the revolt that sparked the Arab Spring.

The cash-strapped government was unable to head off the rallies with its announcement late Saturday of an additional $70 million in aid for needy families. Tunisia’s main opposition parties have rejected the government’s overtures as insufficient.