Category: Tunisia Security
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Intel Challenges 2nd Edition…
Intel Challenges ON MAY 25TH THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE WAS 100% ACCURATE…SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN (1) SIGNIFICANT CHANGE: The electoral panel organizing the poll for Tunisia’s constituent assembly said Thursday it had postponed the vote to October 16…EVERYTHING ELSE STILL APPLIES…UNLESS THEY DECIDE TO CHANGE IT AGAIN If…
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Curfew reduced…
The curfew has been reduced by four hours and is now being enforced between midnight and 4:00 am (Source: AFP, 14 May 2011). Although the news is definitely positive; it’s not back to business as usual. Since the curfew was mainly in reaction to security incidents that took place in…
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Rumors of Curfew Changes…
There is a persistent rumor that the current curfew will change from starting at 9pm to Midnight. Normally, State television will break the news and confirm the Interior Ministry’s decision. We will keep you updated…
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Curfew Updates…
Strategic Curfew “Curfew…what curfew?” was the reply my neighbor gave me when I asked him how long did he think it would last. It appears that the curfew which was reinstated on May 7th is not being as widely enforced as previous ones…or so that’s how it appears to the…
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Fridays Are Different…
Day of Rage If you have been following the various revolutions throughout the region, you probably have picked up on a similar pattern, namely the fact that most intense protests take place on Fridays. From Yemen to Libya, Tunisia to Syria, each have had their ‘Day of Rage‘. With that…
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Big Picture Analysis
At the Tunisia Security Update blog, we like to stick to our model of providing relevant and practical security information mainly for the Expat community living within Tunis, but every once in a while in order to provide readers with adventitious information, we have to venture into the tricky arena…
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Revolution 2.0
Well folks here we go again, but this time we’re ready…or at least we should be. For those of you who are scratching your heads wondering… “wait a minute didn’t we just have a revolution???”…well allow me to give you a quick update: Event: Video Posting on Facebook (click to…
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Intel Update…
Intel Update for this Friday, May 6th… Intel: Tunisian police have fired tear gas at protesters who say the country’s caretaker government has failed to live up to their aspirations. In a video posted late Wednesday on the social networking site Facebook, former Cabinet minister Farhat Rajhi predicted “there will…
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The Prison Break Effect
Within the security community in Tunisia, there is a clear consensus that petty, street, and so called low-level crimes are on the rise. The theories as to why this is the case vary but one thing is clear; the recent prison breaks are not going to help the situation. Prison…
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April Showers…May flowers?
Greetings, I hope everyone enjoyed their Spring Break and were able to recharge their batteries. They say “April showers bring may flowers” and we certainly have received our fair share of rain here in Tunisia so let’s hope this saying proves true. Below are some informative updates regarding the security…
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