Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- A day after the Tunisian president indicated that he wouldn't run again, people peacefully took to the streets in tense North African nation's capital to protest his rule.
Thousands congregated in front of the Interior Ministry, and chanted slogans such as "Get out!" and "Freedom for Tunisia!"
Haykal Maki, a pro-opposition lawyer who was in the throng, said protesters want a "regime change," the resignation of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and lawsuits addressing the regime's corruption.
Tunisia has been wracked by angry demonstrations, with citizens -- angry with the government's performance -- protesting high unemployment, alleged corruption, rising prices, and a limitations on rights. CNN
