Fears that the first revolution may be wasted

IN THE offices of one of Tunisia’s many political parties, a poster captures the fear that keeps people returning to the streets.

It shows a woman in a protest holding a simple sign: “The martyrs did not die for a new dictatorship.”

Nine months after the revolt that swept away President Zine al-Abdine Ben Ali and sparked uprisings around the Arab world, Tunisians fear the changes they fought for may already be fading.