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Dozens arrested in Tunisia anti-pollution protests: activists
TUNIS: Police in Gabes, Tunisia have arrested dozens of people in demonstrations against a chemical factory which locals blame for pollution and a range of health issues, a local campaign group and a lawyer said Saturday. Thousands have rallied in the southern coastal city in recent days calling for the closure of a phosphate processing plant, which they say is behind a rise in gas poisonings and other pollution-related health problems. “The arrests targeted night protesters,” said Mehdi Talmoudi, a lawyer and member of the local branch of the Tunisian Bar Association.
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arabnews.com
Protests against Tunisian chemical factory blamed for health issues turn violent
GABES, Tunisia: Several thousand people rallied in southern Tunisia on Wednesday, calling for the closure of an aging chemicals factory which locals have blamed for a host of…
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Dozens arrested in Tunisia anti-pollution protests: activists
TUNIS: Police in Gabes, Tunisia have arrested dozens of people in demonstrations against a chemical factory which locals blame for pollution and a range of health issues, a local…
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Tunisian city on general strike over factory pollution
GABES, Tunisia: Workers in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes launched a general strike on Tuesday following weeks of protest over a chemical factory residents blame for a spike…
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aljazeera.com
General strike shuts down Tunisia’s Gabes over pollution crisis
More than 200 people have been hospitalised in recent weeks with respiratory issues blamed on a local chemical plant.