Tunisia extends state of emergency for another month August 31, 2012 - 19:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tunisia's presidency says the state of emergency in the country has been extended for another month ahead of the start of the new school year over fears of increased violence, AP reports. Presidential spokesman Imed Daimi said that the move was made despite an improvement in the country's security situation. It is the eighth time that the state of emergency - which gives police and army the power to open fire on protesters — has been renewed since it was put in place following a popular uprising that overthrew long-ruling dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali a year and a half ago. Over the last few weeks, there have been several cases of ultraconservative religious youth, known as Salafis, attacking arts festivals in the North African country for being impious. Partner news  Top stories Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.EU says concerned over human rights record in Russia The European Union said it would closely watch developments affecting non-governmental organizations in Russia.John Lennon’s guitar auctioned for $408,000 The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. |
