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Tunisia celebrates 1st anniv. of revolution

TUNIS, Tunisia - People demand punishment for former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila by using their images in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on Jan. 14, 2012. The country on the same day marked the first-year anniversary of the ''Jasmine Revolution,'' which ended Ben Ali's dictatorship as the couple fled to Saudi Arabia.

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Tunisia celebrates 1st anniv. of revolution

TUNIS, Tunisia - People celebrate the first-year anniversary of the ''Jasmine Revolution'' in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on Jan. 14, 2012. The revolution not only ended Tunisia's dictatorship but also heralded the Arab Spring.

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Chinese human rights lawyer Li

BEIJING, China - Shanghai human rights lawyer Li Tiantian poses during an interview in Beijing on July 22, 2011. Li was effectively expelled from Shanghai after being freed from police detention in connection with anonymous calls on the Internet for ''jasmine revolution'' gatherings to be held in major Chinese cities.

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Chinese police disperse street protesters

BEIJING, China - Chinese police officers patrol a street in Beijing on Feb. 27, 2011, after people inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' pro-democracy protests in Tunisia called for pro-democracy rallies in major Chinese cities.

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Pro-democracy rally in China

SHANGHAI, China - A man (C) is taken out from a pro-democracy rally in Shanghai, China, by police officers on Feb. 27, 2011. Chinese authorities were on heightened alert after people inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' protests in Tunisia called for pro-democracy rallies in major Chinese cities.

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Chinese police guard against rallies

URUMQI, China - Police officers patrol the streets of China's Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on Feb. 27, 2011, after bloggers, inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' pro-democracy protests in Tunisia, called for pro-democracy rallies in major cities.

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Chinese police disperse street protesters

SHANGHAI, China - Police officers disperse pedestrians in central Shanghai on Feb. 27, 2011, after bloggers, inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' pro-democracy protests in Tunisia, called for pro-democracy rallies in major Chinese cities.

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Chinese police disperse street protesters

BEIJING, China - Police officers disperse pedestrians on Feb. 27, 2011, on a busy street in Beijing where bloggers, inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' pro-democracy protests in Tunisia, had called for a pro-democracy rally to be held.

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Chinese police disperse street protesters

BEIJING, China - Police officers patrol a busy street in Beijing on Feb. 27, 2011, after bloggers, inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' pro-democracy protests in Tunisia, called for pro-democracy rallies in major Chinese cities.

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Chinese police disperse street protesters

SHANGHAI, Japan - A Chinese police officer argues with people in Shanghai on Feb. 27, 2011. Police in the city took away some people on the streets as they dispersed rallies inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' street protests in Tunisia and elsewhere.

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China's 'Jasmine Revolution' draws small crowds

BEIJING, China - Police vehicles surround a crowd in Beijing's busy Wangfujing district on Feb. 20, 2011. Hundreds of people gathered in Beijing and other Chinese cities, apparently in response to a mysterious pro-democracy call posted on the Internet.

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China's 'Jasmine Revolution' draws small crowds

BEIJING, China - Police officers take away a man in Shanghai on Feb. 20, 2011. Hundreds of people gathered in Beijing and other Chinese cities, apparently in response to a mysterious pro-democracy call posted on the Internet.

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China's 'Jasmine Revolution' draws small crowds

BEIJING, China - A bus guided by police passes through a crowd in Beijing's busy Wangfujing district on Feb. 20, 2011. Hundreds of people gathered in Beijing and other Chinese cities, apparently in response to a mysterious pro-democracy call posted on the Internet.

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Mannoubia, mother of Mohamed Bouazizi, sits at her home in Sidi Bouzid, central Tunisia, on Jan. 20, 2011. The 26-year-old unemployed man died by setting himself on fire in protest in December 2010, inciting antigovernment demonstrations across the nation.

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Glass is shattered at the looted residence of a relative of former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Jan. 21, 2011. The former president fled the state following antigovernment demonstrations.

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Young men take part in a demonstration near the prime minister's office in Tunis on Jan. 23, 2011, demanding the ouster of Cabinet ministers from the former administration of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Written on the wall in French is ''Death to dictatorship.''

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - A man and his daughter pose for photos in front of a tank with flowers placed on it in Tunis on Jan. 19, 2011.

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Flowers decorate the cannon barrel of a tank in Tunis on Jan. 19, 2011.

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Many demonstrators gather in front of the prime minister's office in Tunis on Jan. 24, 2011, demanding the ouster of Cabinet ministers from the former administration of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - A man poses in front of a tank adorned with flowers in Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 19, 2011. Long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.''

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - People demonstrate in Tunis, Tunisia on Jan. 19, 2011, calling for allies of ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to leave the newly formed government. The long-time president was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.''

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - A woman poses in front of a tank adorned with flowers in Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 19, 2011. Long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.''

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - A man provides a drink to a soldier who was standing guard in the main district of Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 19, 2011. Long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.''

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Soldiers in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - Soldiers stand by a tank with a bouquet attached on a street in a suburb of Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 18, 2011. The North African country remains tense following an uprising, dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution,'' in which long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown.

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Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins 2015 Nobel Peace Prize

File photo taken in January 2011 shows Tunisian citizens filling the plaza in front of the prime minister's office in Tunis to protest against the regime of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The Nobel Committee said Oct. 9, 2015, that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 has been awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet "for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese police guard against rallies

URUMQI, China - Police officers patrol the streets of China's Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on Feb. 27, 2011, after bloggers, inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' pro-democracy protests in Tunisia, called for pro-democracy rallies in major cities. (Kyodo)

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Chinese police disperse street protesters

SHANGHAI, China - Police officers disperse pedestrians in central Shanghai on Feb. 27, 2011, after bloggers, inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' pro-democracy protests in Tunisia, called for pro-democracy rallies in major Chinese cities. (Kyodo)

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China's 'Jasmine Revolution' draws small crowds

BEIJING, China - Police officers take away a man in Shanghai on Feb. 20, 2011. Hundreds of people gathered in Beijing and other Chinese cities, apparently in response to a mysterious pro-democracy call posted on the Internet. (Kyodo)

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Chinese human rights lawyer Li

BEIJING, China - Shanghai human rights lawyer Li Tiantian poses during an interview in Beijing on July 22, 2011. Li was effectively expelled from Shanghai after being freed from police detention in connection with anonymous calls on the Internet for ''jasmine revolution'' gatherings to be held in major Chinese cities. (Kyodo)

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Chinese police disperse street protesters

BEIJING, China - Chinese police officers patrol a street in Beijing on Feb. 27, 2011, after people inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' pro-democracy protests in Tunisia called for pro-democracy rallies in major Chinese cities. (Kyodo)

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Pro-democracy rally in China

SHANGHAI, China - A man (C) is taken out from a pro-democracy rally in Shanghai, China, by police officers on Feb. 27, 2011. Chinese authorities were on heightened alert after people inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' protests in Tunisia called for pro-democracy rallies in major Chinese cities. (Kyodo)

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Chinese police disperse street protesters

BEIJING, China - Police officers patrol a busy street in Beijing on Feb. 27, 2011, after bloggers, inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' pro-democracy protests in Tunisia, called for pro-democracy rallies in major Chinese cities. (Kyodo)

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Chinese police disperse street protesters

BEIJING, China - Police officers disperse pedestrians on Feb. 27, 2011, on a busy street in Beijing where bloggers, inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' pro-democracy protests in Tunisia, had called for a pro-democracy rally to be held. (Kyodo)

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Chinese police disperse street protesters

SHANGHAI, Japan - A Chinese police officer argues with people in Shanghai on Feb. 27, 2011. Police in the city took away some people on the streets as they dispersed rallies inspired by ''Jasmine Revolution'' street protests in Tunisia and elsewhere. (Kyodo)

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China's 'Jasmine Revolution' draws small crowds

BEIJING, China - Police vehicles surround a crowd in Beijing's busy Wangfujing district on Feb. 20, 2011. Hundreds of people gathered in Beijing and other Chinese cities, apparently in response to a mysterious pro-democracy call posted on the Internet. (Kyodo)

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China's 'Jasmine Revolution' draws small crowds

BEIJING, China - A bus guided by police passes through a crowd in Beijing's busy Wangfujing district on Feb. 20, 2011. Hundreds of people gathered in Beijing and other Chinese cities, apparently in response to a mysterious pro-democracy call posted on the Internet. (Kyodo)

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Mannoubia, mother of Mohamed Bouazizi, sits at her home in Sidi Bouzid, central Tunisia, on Jan. 20, 2011. The 26-year-old unemployed man died by setting himself on fire in protest in December 2010, inciting antigovernment demonstrations across the nation. (Kyodo)

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Glass is shattered at the looted residence of a relative of former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Jan. 21, 2011. The former president fled the state following antigovernment demonstrations. (Kyodo)

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Young men take part in a demonstration near the prime minister's office in Tunis on Jan. 23, 2011, demanding the ouster of Cabinet ministers from the former administration of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Written on the wall in French is ''Death to dictatorship.'' (Kyodo)

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - A man and his daughter pose for photos in front of a tank with flowers placed on it in Tunis on Jan. 19, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Flowers decorate the cannon barrel of a tank in Tunis on Jan. 19, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Many demonstrators gather in front of the prime minister's office in Tunis on Jan. 24, 2011, demanding the ouster of Cabinet ministers from the former administration of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. (Kyodo)

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - People demonstrate in Tunis, Tunisia on Jan. 19, 2011, calling for allies of ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to leave the newly formed government. The long-time president was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.'' (Kyodo)

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - A man provides a drink to a soldier who was standing guard in the main district of Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 19, 2011. Long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.'' (Kyodo)

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - A man poses in front of a tank adorned with flowers in Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 19, 2011. Long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.'' (Kyodo)

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - A woman poses in front of a tank adorned with flowers in Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 19, 2011. Long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.'' (Kyodo)

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Soldiers in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - Soldiers stand by a tank with a bouquet attached on a street in a suburb of Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 18, 2011. The North African country remains tense following an uprising, dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution,'' in which long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown. (Kyodo)

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Tunisia celebrates 1st anniv. of revolution

TUNIS, Tunisia - People celebrate the first-year anniversary of the ''Jasmine Revolution'' in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on Jan. 14, 2012. The revolution not only ended Tunisia's dictatorship but also heralded the Arab Spring. (Kyodo)

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Tunisia celebrates 1st anniv. of revolution

TUNIS, Tunisia - People demand punishment for former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila by using their images in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on Jan. 14, 2012. The country on the same day marked the first-year anniversary of the ''Jasmine Revolution,'' which ended Ben Ali's dictatorship as the couple fled to Saudi Arabia. (Kyodo)