source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
actor1: Rioters (Tunisia)
actor2: Police Forces of Tunisia (2019-)
location: Soukra
notes: On 17 January 2021, a group of youths barricaded roads with burning tires and clashed with police forces in several working-class neighborhoods in Soukra (Soukra, Ariana). Police forces fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. The reason for the demonstration is unclear, but it is likely in the context of ongoing demonstrations in the country to voice socio-economic grievances and demands. [size=no report]