Many Leaving Tunisia as Democracy Unravels, Economy Founders
- By Lisa Bryant
Rights groups say Tunisians are leaving their homeland in numbers not seen since the North African country’s revolution 12 years ago. The exodus reflects a growing despair over a democratic experiment that has foundered — and hope for a better future in Europe. Lisa Bryant reports from the southern Tunisian fishing city of Zarzis, an emigration hotspot — and graveyard.