A government official says Tunisia plans to honor more than 300 people who were killed during the popular uprising earlier this year that ousted President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and touched off a wave of protests across the Arab world.
Noureddine Hached, who heads a committee on human rights, says those injured in the protests and the families of those killed will get top priority for scholarships and in recruiting and will receive a monthly stipend.
Speaking Friday at a news conference, Hached didn't say how much they'd get, but added the families of the dead already received pay-outs of 20,000 dinars (about $14,000).
Hached also said a museum would be created to immortalize the events that lead to Ben Ali's Jan. 14 ouster.
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