On December 17, 2010, Tunisian vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire, triggering protests across the Arab world.

On December 17, 2010, Tunisian vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire, triggering protests across the Arab world.

Fifteen years after revolution took hold, little remains of the hopes that ignited a region.

Fifteen years on, repression is deeper, dissent is criminalised, but democracy is still the public demand.