Further demonstrations took place in Tunisia today as anti-government protestors crank up the pressure on Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi and his cabinet.
Protestors waved flags and held up pictures of some of the dozens of people killed by security forces during the uprising.
The new transitional government, put in place following President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's downfall on 14 January, has unveiled unprecedented democratic freedoms but is still led by Mr Ghannouchi and other old regime figures who have held on to key posts.
The march was supported by the General Union of Tunisian Workers, known under its French acronym as UGTT, which played a key role in anti-Ben Ali protests and has refused to recognise the fledgling government.
Thousands took part in peaceful anti-government demonstrators in Tunis yesterday and were joined by hundreds of police officers, some of whom briefly blocked a car carrying the country's Interim President Foued Mebazaa.
The participation in the protests by the once-feared police came as they forcefully rejected claims that they were to blame for the deaths of dozens of protesters since mid-December.
Authorities have promised to look into the interior ministry's role in the shooting of scores of unarmed demonstrators.
Officials say 78 people were killed during weeks of protest and they have been hailed by Tunisia's imams as ‘martyrs of the revolution’.
