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Judge, jury and executive: another power-grab in Tunisia

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Street Food Venders in Bancok - Is the Government Really Trying to Clean the Streets?

When the tie army seized power in 20 14, it promised to bring order to the streets. The local government began evicting hawkers regardless of whether they were licensed or not. It now claims to have closed nearly three quarters of informal markets and thrown out about 12 thousand vendors. Venders dispute these points, and say what the government is trying to do is scrub the streets of poverty.

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