Tunisia: Sidi Bouzid Rises. . . Again · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

Sidi Bouzid, the Tunisian city which sparked the wave of Arab revolutions more than a year and a half ago, is once again simmering with a new wave of protests. Economic, social and political woes are moving the masses, who are showing increasing discontent with the current government.
Citizen media collective Nawaat shares this video on YouTube of the new wave of protests, on August 9, 2012:
The explanation which comes with the video reads [ar]:
This is another video, shared by Nawaat, showing the aftermath of the protest above:
Netizens joined forces to report on the action.
Tunisian blogger and Global Voices contributor Sami ben Gharbia reports:
@ifikra: Police fire teargas, rubber bullets at demonstrators in #sidibouzid
Free MoulaDj adds [ar]:
العودة الى التويتر مع ثورة V2.0 ‎‪#sidibouzid‬‏
And Med Islem Bouazizi reports [ar]:
@bouazizi_sbz: Breaking: All of Sidi Bouzid, with its women and men, are on the streets chasing the men of police repression
Clashes with police ended with arrests.
Nawaat announced today [August 14, 2012]:
@nawaat: All those who have been arrested after the events of August the 9th are now released. #sidibouzid
Meanwhile, NPR senior strategist Andy Carvin reports:
@acarvin: Found the permalink of what appears to be the 1st use of the #sidibouzid hashtag, by @Chady2009, 18 Dec 2010: http://bit.ly/My4quN #tunisia