Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p A series of protests are occurring in Tunisia that began in 2013 and are a part of an ongoing political crisis between the Islamist-led government of Tunisia dominated by Rashid al-Ghannushi's Ennahda Movement and the mainly secular opposition and ended after the adoption of new Tunisian Constitution in January 2014. The events come as an aftermath of the 2011 Tunisian revolution that saw the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali followed by a general election when Ennahda won a plurality alongside Moncef Marzouki's allied CPR.Many incidents fueled the protests including the assassination of prominent secular leaders Chokri Belaid on 6 February 2013 and Mohamed Brahmi on 25 July. Other factors include the government's failure to deal with the rise of hardline Salafist groups including Ansar al-Sharia which is widely believed to be behind the assassinations, as well as many other attacks on security personnel and state institutions. This prompted the government to list the group as a terrorist organization amid growing pressure by opposition groups.The protests intensified on October 23, 2013, when thousands of demonstrators took to the streets calling for the government to step down hours before talks between the ruling Islamist coalition and opposition leaders that concluded with Ennahda promising to resign in three weeks ending a months-old political deadlock. In exchange for Ennahda's resignation, the opposition agreed to pass a constitution in which freedom of worship will be guaranteed but in the same time gave a greater role to religion in public life than before.. }
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- 2013–14_Tunisian_protests abstract "A series of protests are occurring in Tunisia that began in 2013 and are a part of an ongoing political crisis between the Islamist-led government of Tunisia dominated by Rashid al-Ghannushi's Ennahda Movement and the mainly secular opposition and ended after the adoption of new Tunisian Constitution in January 2014. The events come as an aftermath of the 2011 Tunisian revolution that saw the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali followed by a general election when Ennahda won a plurality alongside Moncef Marzouki's allied CPR.Many incidents fueled the protests including the assassination of prominent secular leaders Chokri Belaid on 6 February 2013 and Mohamed Brahmi on 25 July. Other factors include the government's failure to deal with the rise of hardline Salafist groups including Ansar al-Sharia which is widely believed to be behind the assassinations, as well as many other attacks on security personnel and state institutions. This prompted the government to list the group as a terrorist organization amid growing pressure by opposition groups.The protests intensified on October 23, 2013, when thousands of demonstrators took to the streets calling for the government to step down hours before talks between the ruling Islamist coalition and opposition leaders that concluded with Ennahda promising to resign in three weeks ending a months-old political deadlock. In exchange for Ennahda's resignation, the opposition agreed to pass a constitution in which freedom of worship will be guaranteed but in the same time gave a greater role to religion in public life than before.".