His self-immolation and subsequent death triggered the "Arab Spring" -- a chain reaction of protests across the Arab world fueled by frustrations ranging from high food prices to chronic unemployment, and suppression of freedoms to government corruption. ❋ William S. Becker (2011)
Protesters in countries like Algeria have set themselves on fire in apparent attempts to copy Mohammed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian whose self-immolation helped inspire the protests that brought down Ben Ali. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Tibet's premier-in-exile discouraged self-immolation but urged support for those protesting Chinese policy. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Soon after Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution" erupted, following the self-immolation of street vendor Mohamed Elbouazizi in the city of Sidi Bouzid, Ben Ali sacked his minister of information, a former press attaché at the Tunisian embassy in Washington, along with other apparatchiks -- on the pretext that he Ben Ali had been misinformed about the severity of conditions in his country. ❋ Magda Abu-Fadil (2011)
Thus, the protests in Tunisia, sparked by the self-immolation of university graduate Mohammed Bouazizi, were like the Iranian movement spontaneous and easily could tap into existing political discontent within Tunisian society. ❋ Mahmood Delkhasteh (2011)
In Tunisia, the uprising was triggered by the self-immolation of a young man who was overwhelmed by the hopelessness of life under oppressive rule. ❋ Philip Seib (2011)
So it is unsurprising that seven of the recent self-immolation protestors are connected to Kirti. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The self-immolation of street vendor Muhammad Bouazizi to protest harassment by local authorities sparked large demonstrations. ❋ L. Gordon Crovitz (2011)
The incident could be the first case of self-immolation in the kingdom since a similar incident in Tunisia sparked an anti-government uprising. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Soon after Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution" erupted, following the self-immolation of street vendor Mohamed Elbouazizi in the city of Sidi Bouzid, Ben Ali sacked his minister of information, a former press attaché at the Tunisian embassy in Washington, along with other apparatchiks -- on the pretext that he Ben Ali had been misinformed about the severity of conditions in his country. ❋ Magda Abu-Fadil (2011)
Police in the region declined to comment on the most recent self-immolation, and a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said he didn't have any information on reports of it. ❋ Margherita Stancati (2011)
The most recent case of self-immolation came on Monday with 20-year-old nun Tenzin Wangmo. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Lobsang Sangay, the recently elected prime minister of the exiled Tibetan government, said in an interview that while his administration didn't support self-immolation as a form of protest, it would stand by those who sacrificed their lives for the Tibetan freedom movement. ❋ Margherita Stancati (2011)
Since the Tunisian revolution on Jan. 14, at least five Egyptians have attempted suicide by self-immolation in imitation of the young Tunisian whose burning-death in December first galvanized protesters. ❋ Matt Bradley (2011)