Tunisians rally as court mulls factory suspension over pollution

Tunisians rally as court mulls factory suspension over pollution

Hundreds of people in Tunisia's city of Gabes protested on Thursday in front of a court as it examined whether to suspend a nearby factory accused of widespread pollution. Locals have rallied in the southern coastal city in recent weeks calling for the closure of a phosphate processing plant they say is behind a rise in gas poisonings and other pollution-related health problems. "We're angry with what's happening in Gabes," said protester Ridha …

Tunisia Protests: “We Want to Breathe” & Rising Anger

Archyde Tunisia’s “Cancer Capital”: How Environmental Protests Signal a Global Shift in Industrial Accountability Over 100 children collapsed in schools across Gabes, Tunisia, this fall, victims of gas leaks from the… You can read the full story here: Tunisia Protests: “We Want to Breathe” & Rising Anger.

NEW: ‘We Want to Breathe’ – Dispatch from Tunisia

Dear Friends and Comrades,We’re bringing you a new dispatch today from the frontlines of protests in the Gabes governorate of Tunisia during an environmental and public health crisis. Pollution from a nearby phosphate processing complex operated by the state-owned Tunisian Chemical Group has persistently harmed residents, including children while at school. Dhouha Djerbi, a researcher based in Switzerland, has been in Gabes speaking with familie…