tunisian women are also well educated,. more than half of all high school graduates and university students are women. >> but there's still a big difference between modern tunisian law,w,f which we can be proud, and what women experience every day. for instance, women don't earn as much as men, especially in the private sector. although women are just as well educated as men, there's still a lot to do. >> she has faith in a democratic tunisia, and she doesn't believe that islamist parties will do well in elections scheduled for october. she's confident that no one will be able to roll back the gains that tunisian women have made. a business consultant in egypt. they were married once and are still close friends. a rare exception in egypt, where women are usually stigmatized if they get divorced. then on january 25, as the revolution against president hosni mubarak was starting, she and her husband went to the square to join the protests. she was one of many women demanding change. >> the revolution has abolished the concept

. >> reporter: two tunisians at the center of the arab blogosphere.untry where the state controlled the media, they offered a simple but powerful alternative. an independent source of information. >> what we are doing is we write what we need to write, what we need to say. >> reporter: astrobal is one of the men behind an online newspaper that relies on the contributions of its readers. >> on first maybe the second day. >> reporter: its first expose' -- in 2007 using plane spotting websites, it tracked the location of ben ali's jet. the plane traveled to geneva, paris, london, while president ben ali was supposed to be in tunisia. so astrobal created and online video to press for answers and uploaded it on youtube. >> and i made the video to show where our money is spending and i ask it on the video who is using presidential airplane if it is not the president? >> reporter: and who was using it? >> his wife for shopping. or official travel. it's a question. i don't know. and as a citizen i want him really to answer me. but he decided to shut down yout

a tunisian flag and a gray cement block mark mohammed bouazizi's resting place. precarious to make predictions in this part of the world, but here's one. before long, there will be monuments honoring him all over the country. >> cbs money watch update sponsored by: >> mitchell: good evening. greece's leader warned a defall would be catastrophic if europe does not approve a new bailout. hackers stole the data of more than a million users. gas is an average of $3.65 a gallon, down 24 cents in a month. and "green lantern" won at the box office. i'm russ mitchell. cbs news. impressive resume. thank you. you know what, tell me, what makes peter, peter ? well, i'm an avid catamaran sailor. i can my own homemade jam, apricot. and i really love my bank's raise your rate cd. i'm sorry, did you say you'd love a pay raise asap ? uh, actually, i said i love my bank's raise your rate cd. you spent 8 days lost at sea ? no, uh... you love watching your neighbors watch tv ? at ally, you'll love our raise your rate cd that offers a one-time rate increase if our current rates go u

the tunisian coast guard rescued 570 people but said many went missing in a stampede to get off the boat. the overcrowded vessel was carrying africans and some agents to italy from libya. thousands of people are fleeing unrest in north africa. they have headed especially to the italian island of lampedusa. we will have more on the plight of refugees coming up later in the show. in yemen, thousands are fleeing the capital as clashes between troops loyal to the president and diident tribesme ntin. residents described them as the worst so far. 60 people have been killed in the last two days. many left in the city are protesting shortages of food, fuel, and water. prices for most goods have risen sharply. there are frequent power cuts. the shops have closed. the situation in syria is getting so severe that the top people at the u.n. charged with preventing genocide are voicing concer they point to police and military attacks on unarmed civilians, mass detention, and reports of people disappearing. human-rights groups estimate 10,000 people have been taken by force since protests began in mar

that they are part of the problem and not part of the solution the majority of the egyptian the tunisian people clearly feel that these loans and what comes with them is a big part of the problem that these countries face because this money has not to lead to economic development it has not led to canonic growth that has led to a growing gap between rich and poor it has led to a growing amount of economic power it was concentrated in the hands of a few people and it has led to political corruption i think this is the main and most problematic impact that the state has which is that it allows the people in charge to be unaccountable to their people because they can just be accountable to their foreign donors to their foreign funders they get the money from the funders the money is very large it allows them to build their own security apparent us it allows them to suppress any dissent they don't need to cater to the needs of their p. people they can just answer to their foreign funders and i think this is the divagations of the this is the best way to understand the ben ali in the mubarak

>>easen: what do you see as the main economic challenges for the tunisian economy going forward? is it stability? or is it the trickle down of wealth? >>houass: the challenge is to move our country...from a country that's traditionally was used to manufacture products, goods at a low price to a country that is able to do services; because he seven hundred thousand people that are waiting for job are.....educated in...they are able to do job in services, not in manufacturing goods. in services...could be services that....should be........how can i say it...should be...that help big companies in europe to develop their products and services in africa using a platform in tunisia. >>easen: after all the recent turmoil that's gone on, what would you like people to understand abouttunisia and its economy? >>houass: we are in the centre of the mediterranean area. this is my message. so.....i believe that we are going to have huge country; i believe we are going to be the first real, free and democratic country in africa...in africa and i believe that the future of tunisia is going to be

to do the cause of the rising prices of wheat and basic staples obviously was not an egyptian or tunisian explosive issue that the reason for the right price rises global i thought i personally believe that it's it has to do with the inflationary monetary policy of the us federal reserve but the the local policies of those governments took against these price rises also exacerbated so in egypt and in tunisia they tried to impose price controls they tried to impose sub's of the try to put subsidies this is before the regime fell this is during the rule of mubarak and that ali the government did all these very wrong guy enough. prescriptions. subsidizing food and . and you know it didn't work it only exacerbated the problem because basic economic common sense tells us that it doesn't work and there's not the they're going to continue doing the same thing now we notice that in tunisia one of the big funding plans that they applied for funding from the g eight for twenty twenty five billion dollars and the first heading item was their first item for which they wanted to spend money on was nas

there were repel yinz in the area between tripoli and the tunisian border by rebels i saw no sign of rebel activity although there had been at the outset of the revolt there had been rebel activity but i saw no rebel signs in any of the areas on the coastal road from tripoli to the tunisian border there are civilian casualties that are not being reported fully i went to a hospital in tripoli the doctors on dress the wounds to make sure that we we could see that these were shrapnel wounds sustained by civilians from the nato bombing attacks there are long lines for gasoline because there's a number argo this is affecting life in tripoli but other than the fact that nato is interdicting vessels including fishing boats and there is some shortage of seafood life goes on to tripoli and people were very supportive of mr khadafi he was saying the civilians have been harmed in these attacks are showing pictures of hospital shots at the moment but nato is claiming it is targeting military targets you were staying there in tripoli therefore under that condition that they were all targeting mil

earlier this year, protests by young and unemployed tunisians forced out after 20 years in office. now, as well as the prison sentence, he has been ordered to pay more than $65 million in fines. but his lawyer, speaking from lebanon, where he is unable to obtain a visa, said it was politically motivated. >> there is a cfact that any fair trial should be pared without defense, what defense might be issued at the end of this process, in my opinion, does not meet the requirement for australia. >a trial. >> he defended his time in office. meanwhile, the caretaker administration is facing rising anger at the slow pace of change since ben ali was forced out. they hope that the swift resolution of this corruption trial would be roundly welcomed across the country. will grant, "bbc news." >> 44 people have been killed after a plane crashed in northwestern russia. it came down on the highway near the airport. russian authorities say the plane had 52 people on board and caught fire. it was traveling from moscow to the city of -- to a northern city. the libyan mission to china is under way. w

their voice and it is discover a they are powerful and we're not at war not that less than what the tunisian and egyptian achieved. turkey is a powerful neighbor with extensive economic ties with syria and. to do. the news that. officials in four of the western nations that i'm karrar is ready to launch a military operation against our set do you think this will help and no no i don't think so on our the syrian opposition inside and outside the country against any military operation on syria we do we believe that this syrian they are able to topple bashar al assad's in their hands but we need for on the international community to much more savor it in politico to board speciating in the security council and fortunately after after eleven days the security council acted very quickly and that is illusion nine hundred seventy one are qaddafi now in syria it has been ceratin weeks and the security council is still silent is cannot even dare to adopt the can do initial resolution this is why our visit to moscow actually to address some of the of their concerns of the russian of the russian off th

from but it's a connected people i think there is massive potential for both the egyptian on the tunisian economy however if they continue down the road of central planning under the ages of the i.m.f. and the world bank if they continue to take loans i think them i think the future is bleak we're going to continue to see more and more of the same a few at the people of the top continue to enrich themselves and make more money whereas the majority of the people find it impossible to make a living all right safe a day and a visiting scholar at the center of capitalism and society at columbia university a professor of economics at lebanese american university thanks for being on the kaiser report thank you max all right now is going to.

. >> the former tunisian regime regularly rounded up democracy activists.most disappeared in jails. the most articulate activists were subject to torture and executn. since tunisia and that harry g. have their jasmine revolution, there has been an improvement in human rights. but the same people who profited from the police state remained in their jobs. this keeps in asia from moving forward in their quest for more democracy. >> this has a collection of books on dictatorship, democracy, and human rights. these were unabvailable before the revolution. the book she is looking at is "the fall of the dictator." bin-ali with a hitler m ustache. she has been persecuted and nairlrrowly survived two murder attempts. this bookshop ois a vocal point for her and other activists. >> this was once only possible in secret. people would hide them under their clothes. >> five months afte rthr the revolution, protesters gather daily in central tunis to talk about their anger with the slow pace of change. the police and securityforc or the same as before the revolution. and

tunisian president ben ali it had been taken out of tunisia and hidden in european bank accounts. into newsier itself the search for the next president's money began two days after he fled the country in january two thousand and eleven however should correct to this started investigating ben ali's finances. pollution according to the organizations estimates the next president's family may be worth as much as five. minutes zaki has spent several years investigating. and dealing some leaders of third world countries but even she gave a rough estimates of the fortunes of figures was five billion years. seventy billion serious sources the. estimates went up to one hundred. twenty billion it is believed that the family of the libyan leader is africa's richest the gadhafi clan keeps billions of dollars in bank accounts according to specialists from the international center for asset recovery all of libya's state run companies have some links to the colonel's family . oil companies such as time oil are the main asset even swiss customers know whose petrol like cars use. but doesn't belon

a tunisian court has sentenced former president zine al-abdine ben ali and his wife to 35 years in prison for corruption. >> in the second of our series on asian megacities, we will look at singapore. the government foresaw the need to have millions of people on a limited space decades ago, and went about making it one of asia's most planned cities. it looks as though they will -- we look at whether they have succeeded. >> construction never stops here. another building joins the thousands that already dominate this island landscape. singapore is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. more than 7000 people filled the square kilometre of the island. as much as 50 years ago, authorities knew meticulous planning needed to be at the heart of their urban future. reality here is an exact match for the scale models of singapore's master planners. in water and waste management, singapore has been named one of the most efficient in the world. they have plans for everything from land sales to parking lot maintenance. even away from the city center, tall buildings by force base in th

but it's a connected people i think there is massive potential for both the egyptian on the tunisian economy however if they continue down the road of central planning under the ages of the i.m.f. and the world bank if they could do these and take loans i think the i think the future is bleak we're going to continue to see more and more of the same a few people of the top continue to enrich themselves and make more money whereas the majority of the people find it impossible to make a living all right safe a visiting scholar at the center of capitalism in society at columbia university a professor of economics at lebanese american university thanks for being on the kaiser report thank you all right now is going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report with me max kaiser and stacy herbert i would thank my guests say for daytime if you want to send me an e-mail please do so at kaiser report at r.t. t.v. dot ru until next time this is backscatter saying bye. for. and again this is the headlines. the greek capital erupts and get plans for yet more austerity measures if the governmen

. >> i am a tunisian american. she will try to translate my story. >> i have lived in san francisco for 10 years. i work as a cabdriver. the fbi has come to my home and my work multiple times. i have been interrogated. in san francisco, the fbi has asked me about my religion, where i pray, my family's name, the names of my roommates, and how many times i pray, and very personal questions. in 2009, i was delivering to someone without pulled over by various sfpd cars and a van, including a red crown victoria. it stayed behind and there was a man that was walking. the officers told me to step out of my car. they handcuffed me and put me on the sidewalk while they searched my car. they went back and reported to the man in the crown victoria, who then left while the officers spoke to themselves and seemed to be discussing what to give me a ticket on. i found out that i received a ticket for an unsafe right turn, which i did not do. i am saddened that this type of harassment happens to me. i'm not here today to speak abo

. >> the tunisian former president will be tried in absentia. the country's interim prime minister confirmed he would be tried in a military and aunt a civilian court. the italian prime minister silvio berlusconi said the italian people have made their opinion clear and government and parliament must now respond fully. for the third day running, there have been clashes in southern china. about 1000 protestors set fire to cars and damaged government buildings. the vaccination program for children in the developing world. among the donors includes the computer billionaire bill gates. putting america back to work has been the obama administration's top priority for years. it could be the issue which decides whether the president keeps his job for another term. the party hopefuls take to the stage in new hampshire for debate tonight. president obama held an event of his own to prove that he has not lost sight of that all- important mission. obama hit the road today to talk economics, but his destination was pure politics. north carolina is in need o

look at what comes next the deposed tunisian president and the beleaguered libyan leader as are reports on the secret bank accounts a strong armed regime. billions of dollars are escaping from developing countries to financial safe havens in europe and secret bank accounts bogus companies and offshore zones are all in on the act of the mess it's that these people are using their very very traditional mrs self what we call money laundering for sort of illicit schemes to presidents government ministers unmonitored she used to launder money how much money have they been able to talk away in secret bank accounts. towards five billion dollars well barak with this to make a seventy billion do traces the dark fortunes and how can the bankers keep their reputation clean that's a legend of hollywood that we had had no i know numerous accounts since more than thirty years who compelled swiss bankers to disclose information about their clients will the infamous veil of privacy over the country's bank accounts finally be lifted for good. but. it. seems there is no backing in the house so maybe nobo

. >> and in other news from around the world, a tunisian court has sentenced former president benjamin netanyaho and his wife to 35 years in jail each. they were found guilty of theft and unlawful possession of cash and jewelry. the court ruled they would have to pay fines totaling more than $65 million. they remain in saudi arabia where they fled in january after he was forced from office. >> egypt's president mubarak has stomach cancer. he is held in custody at a hospital since being forced from power in february. he is due to stand trial in august. >> he has served a 17-year sentence in the united states and is serving another seven years in france. now the former panamanian ruler, noriega is wanted back in panama. he has been convicted in panama for crimes committed during his rule in the 1980's. >> keep cutting. that wallace the message to greece today from eurozone governments as they named the price of more bailout funds. in response, the depreek prime minister said his government was determined to implement the needed reforms, but his people aren't so sure. on the streets of at

tunisian president ben ali it had been taken out of tunisia and hidden in european bank accounts. and to museum itself the search for the next president's money began t. days after he fled the country in january two thousand and eleven however sharper activists started investigating ben ali's finances long before the just monopolization according to the organizations estimates the ex president's family may be worth as much as five billion euros. swiss journalist millet zaki has spent several years investigating the financial wheeling and dealing of some leaders of third world countries but even she can only get a rough estimates of their fortunes and we have for years been towards five billion dollars. we've estimated at seventy billion it was serious also that this was the telegraph. and it's went up to one hundred twenty billion it is believed that the family of the libyan leader is africa's richest the gadhafi clan keeps billions of dollars in bank accounts according to specialists from the international center for asset covering all of libya's state run companies have some lin