nation marks the seventh anniversary of the arab spring uprising that toppled its former dictator's zene ben ali. since monday have been demonstrating against price rises and tax hikes as the government struggles to solve deep rooted economic problems ahead of today's demonstrations d.w. funny for china has been talking to the family of a man killed during a protest earlier this week there's not much to do in the small challenge closer to the capital city of tunis unemployment is high especially. about one in three young people does not have a job life has become expensive and the local markets are nearly empty. people are fed up with the economic situation in tunisia inflation was already quite high and now there is an additional price hike for basic goods like vegetables and fruits and it's in places like this one in villages and towns just outside of the capital city tunis the frustration of a price hike for basic goods could easily turn into a revolt against a government. people who do not have much suffer the most under the austerity measures in effect to reduce the blooming state's deficit