“Red vests” movement announced in Tunisia

A national coordination of protest announced the start of a social movement called “red vests” across Tunisia, inspired by the “yellow vests” protest movement in France this year. During a press conference at the headquarters of National Union of Tunisian Journalists, the founders of the movement announced that protests will start on Dec. 17, 2018 from Kassrine in west Tunisia against the rising prices and the deterioration in the purchasing power. “These planned social protests will take place in full respect of civilized and peaceful demonstrations and standards of the rights of expression,” said Riadh Jrad, a member of the national coordination. Xinhua