"European countries claim to be at Tunisia's side, yet for years have

failed to deliver on that promise. Instead, they prioritise their own 

national interests, securing access to Tunisia's lucrative market and 

workforce without reciprocating in kind."

What a discovery! 

January 1978 a general strike was drowned in blood. In December-January 1983-4 the "Bread Riots" also brutally suppressed with more than 80 deaths. December 2010-January 2014 an uprising was met with the police more than 80 people. 

Now we are in January 2018 and protests have erupted.
The local bourgeoisie with International capital and financial institutions (imperialism's "peaceful" tools) keep countries like Tunisia under their heel.

You're on your own