It's a revolution!
January 14th 2011 marks the date of the first fall of a dictatorship in the Arab World.
The place was Tunisia, specifically Sidi Bouzid, months ago before this date people started to manifest throwing their "Dégage! Dégage!" in the face of a dictatorship settled in Tunis, Carthage.
Today, January 14th 2019, eight years later no one can deny the change and the challenge in Tunisia. No one can forget the martyrs, killed while seeking a freedom of a people after twenty three years of oppression, and as it seems to be, freedom is the prize and the re-compensation for their lives.
People and youth in Tunisia today are free to express themselves. Eight years after the revolution people are free to write and publish content where they can criticize the political regime and the government and the state. People are also free to an extent, with their courage and will, to organize manifestations opposing laws and political decisions in the country.
The whole image shows us also that Tunisians are aware of the fact of the dangers around theses freedoms , and much more the danger around the whole democratic transition in their country. In 2011 people screamed for “ employment, freedom, and national dignity” which seems to be a process that needs more effort and patience as well as a strong political leadership from Tunisians
Frustration, anxiety, discourage, anger and disappointment are mainly the most words we can use to refer to youth nowadays especially those who expected more results from the political leaders who did gave them many and many promises that is still on their waiting list.
January 14, 2019 is not only the revolution day, but also youth day , these youth’s worst nightmare is this famous quote saying that "Revolutions devour their own children" as they feel and live threats to their freedoms and rights day after day.
But is it difficult for those who started a revolution to finish it?
Social economic advocacies, campaigns and manifestations are still rising in Tunisia from time to time and after different incidences. The civil society activists and citizens are aware and demand more efficiency from their government. Tunisia is actually facing many challenges year after year, after the executive and presidential elections, the municipal elections and the progress of the establishment of the decentralization, during 2019, Tunisia will be facing the organization of its second executive and presidential elections.
January 14th 2019 isn't only the revolution anniversary or a memory of a fall of political corrupted regime; it's also a reminder of another challenge for Tunisian, another step in the establishment of the transitional democracy.