Tunisia – Protests have intensified in the province of Tataouine, as protesters have been protesting over a month now to demand the allocation of a percentage of oil companies revenues that are active in that remote region. The unrest escalated on Monday after violent clashes between security and protesters, protesters tried to cut off the oil pump and Police fired gas bombs to drive them away, while protesters burned security headquarters and others stormed the state headquarters. Protesters accused the security forces of provoking them, burning their tents and their belongings and attacking them, calling this attack a foreign attack, referring to the global oil companies that are reacting against them because of their demands. For the first time, the province of Tataouine, which borders Libya, is witnessing a rebellion by protesters, especially after one of them was killed by a security vehicle while Interior Ministry spokesman said that this was an accident. Protestors are demanding that oil companies hire 70 percent of their workers from the local population and for the Tunisian government to allocate 20 percent of the countrys oil revenues to the regions economic development. Protests broke out in the capital Tunis and several parts of the country denouncing the security crackdown on protesters.
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