Outcry in Tunisia: School Tragedy Sparks Nationwide Protests

Protests erupt in Tunisian town after three students die in school wall collapse

TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Tunisians protested on Tuesday, demanding accountability, after three students died on Monday following a school wall collapse in the central town of Mazzouna, an incident that provoked widespread anger and accusations of negligence against officials. The collapse of a dilapidated wall led to the death of three teenaged students preparing for their baccalaureate exams, and two others were seriously injured, the Civi…

Outcry in Tunisia: School Tragedy Sparks Nationwide Protests

Outcry in Tunisia: School Tragedy Sparks Nationwide Protests In the wake of a tragic school wall collapse in Mazzouna, Tunisia, that resulted in the deaths of three students, the country has been swept by protests demanding accountability and highlighting systemic failures. Demonstrators have taken to the streets, driven by anger and the call for justice, as their cries of perceived neglect resound through the nation.The incident has become a st…

Tunisia protests after 3 students die in wall collapse

Hundreds of Tunisians flooded the streets of Mazzouna on Tuesday after a school wall collapse killed three students and injured two others. The victims, all teenagers preparing for their baccalaureate exams, died when a crumbling wall gave way on Monday, authorities confirmed. The incident ignited fury across the region, where residents say the disaster exposes deep neglect in Tunisia’s aging public infrastructure. Protesters burned tires, block…

Following the death of three Tunisian high school students in Mezzouna , Sidi Bouzid governorate, caused by the collapse of a dilapidated wall of their high school, the UGTT called for the cessation of classes in Tunisian high schools and colleges on Tuesday, 15 April and for the suspension of the Bac Sport event. The General Federation of Secondary Education, under the UGTT, called on all teachers, as well as teachers of physical education in a…

Classes were suspended and business closed on the afternoon of Monday 14/4 in the Mazuna district of Sidi Bouzid province, Tunisia, after the tragic death of three students who were crushed by a dilapidated wall in a high school. Residents had asked for the wall to be repaired weeks earlier. Tension and anger gripped the city, with protesters setting tires on fire, blocking a main road and destroying an administration vehicle by throwing stones.…

3 students killed in school wall collapse in Tunisia

TUNIS (AFP): A wall collapse at a school in Tunisia killed three high-school students and seriously injured two others on Monday, the civil defense rescue agency said. “The collapse of a dilapidated wall today led to the death of three students, aged between 18 and 19,” in Tunisia’s central Sidi Bouzid, said civil defense spokesperson Moez Triaa. The two injured students were taken to hospital, he said, without providing further details. Accordi…