Arab spring: an interactive timeline of Middle East protests

Garry Blight and Sheila Pulham

Ever since a man in Tunisia burned himself to death in December 2010 in protest at his treatment by police, pro-democracy rebellions have erupted across the Middle East. Our interactive timeline traces key events

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline