In Morocco, a 26-year-old former soldier died Sunday after setting himself on fire. The Moroccan Human Rights Association said the man had faced economic hard times after he was dismissed from the army in July. In Algeria, an unemployed man and father of six died on Friday after setting himself on fire. At least four Algerians have died from self-immolation since January. In Tunisia, it was the self-immolation of a young street vendor that helped spark the populist uprising that led to the resignation of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.