Major Precipitating Government Outcome Miscellaneous

Protest Events Reactions Info

Goals
Tunisi Removal of Unemployment, food Increased police President President had been
a President Ben inflation, corruption, presence, some stepped down in power for 23
Ali and party denial of free speech, breakups of protest and new years; 95% of
associated with poor living conditions, groups, curfews government lawyers went on
him censorship formed strike to protest
attacks on lawyers
Egypt Removal of Police brutality, denial Clashes between President President had been
President of free speech and fair police and stepped down; in power for 30
Mubarak (also a elections, food protesters and constitution years.
group of pro- inflation, low minimum between protest suspended;
Government wages, unemployment, groups, internet country under
protesters) corruption and military rule for
communications six months until
shutdown, new elections
unconfirmed held
reports that gov.
ordered military to
use live
ammunition
against protesters
Iran Political Denial of fair elections, Protest leaders Unknown
reforms, human rights violations placed under house
general arrest, violent
demonstrations police response,
against executions of
authoritarian protesters ordered,
government media and some
internet
censorship,
Bahrai Political Treatment disparity Strong police Unknown King in power for
n reforms, between Shia and presence in Shia 11 years.
equality for the Sunni populations in villages, police use
Shia population, employment, housing, of live fire, internet
end to the etc., denial of fair censorship
 monarchy elections
Gabon Removal of Denial of fair elections Violent police Unknown
President response, TV
Bongo; conflicts censorship,
over official and unconfirmed
unofficial kidnapping of
governments opposition
members,
dissolution of
opposition party