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HomeVideoWhy are Tunisians protesting? Understanding the country's crisis of democracy

Why are Tunisians protesting? Understanding the country’s crisis of democracy

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied on Monday suspended parliament indefinitely and fired the country’s defense minister — one day after he unilaterally fired the prime minister. Nick Schifrin reports on moves that critics call a coup — one decade after the Arab Spring — with Sarah Yerkes of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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