Tunisia Riots
A group of young Tunisians have organized their anti-government protests online, and helped depose a dictator. Mike Giglio talks to the country's leading cyberwarriors.
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Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali delivers a speech in Tunis on Thursday Jan. 13. He left office the next day.
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Supporters of Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali demonstrate in Tunis, Thursday, Jan. 13.
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Demonstrators throw stones at police during clashes in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14.
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Tunisian demonstrators gather in front of the interior ministry in Tunis demanding President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to resign on Jan. 14.
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Protesters chant slogans against President Zine El Abidine Ben Aliin during a demonstration in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14. Thousands of angry demonstrators marched through Tunisia's capital Friday, demanding the resignation of the country's autocratic leader a day after he appeared on TV to try to stop deadly riots that have swept the North African nation.
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Violence ensues as demonstrators clash with the police in Tunis on Jan. 14.
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A column of smoke rises from buildings during clashes between protesters and police in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14.
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A Tunisian woman waves the national flag in front of the interior ministry during clashes between demonstrators and security forces in Tunis on Jan. 14. Thousands of Tunisians demanded the departure of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in marches in the capital and other towns, a day after he pledged to not seek another term to end growing unrest.
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Police stand guard in front of the interior ministry in Tunis during demonstrations on Jan. 14
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Protesters chant slogans against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14.
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Tunisian demonstrators and lawyers shoot slogans in front of the interior ministry in Habib Bourguiba avenue in Tunis after Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's address to the nation on Jan. 14, 2011.
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Smoke rises from fire left after clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Tunis on Jan. 14, 2011 after Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's address to the nation.
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