Mapping of Collective Actions in Tunisia
Publication Date: 2019
The mapping of collective actions in Tunisia tracks mobilisations by groups of people whose goal is to achieve a common objective.
Each mapped collective action is based on a typology devised by the Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action.
The objective of this database is to explore collective actions by providing accurate data and relevant information on mobilisations happening in the country.
Explore the interactive charts below the table.
Data collection for this mapping is done by the CeSSRA team.
Information sources: Media reports, NGO reports, aid actors reports, as well as first-hand data collected by the CeSSRA team.
Period covered by data collection: December 23rd, 2019 - till present.
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| Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response |
Location |
Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partisans of President Saied demonstrate in downtown Tunis and in other major cities on the coast to support the measures taken by President Saied on July 25 and more recently on September 22 | Collective / Informal group | Other | Demonstration | Support to political leader / Public figure | N/A | Tunis, Sidi Bouzid, El Kef, Tozeur, Beja | Tunisia | October 3, 2021 |
| Violent demonstrations in several Tunisian cities protesting the deteriorating socio-economic conditions in the country | Collective / Informal group, CSO | Corporate grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Civil disobedience | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Repression | Tunis, Bizerte, Mahdia, Sousse, Kairouane, Ettadhamon, Malassin, Fouchana and Sijoumi | Tunisia | January 17, 2021 |
| Hundreds of protests demonstrated near the Parliament denouncing the government's imposed socio-economic measures | Collective / Informal group, CSO | Policy grievances | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Repression | Tunis (Bardo) | Tunisia | January 26, 2021 |
| The ''National Campaign to Abolish the Referendum” launched by opposition parties organises a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the Independent High Authority for Elections in Tunis to demand to cancel the referendum planned for July 25 | Campaign | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Repression | Tunis | Tunisia | June 4, 2022 |
| Supporters of Free Destourian Party march in Tunis to express their rejection of the July 25 referendum and to call for the resignation of the government | Political Party | Policy grievances | March | Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | June 18, 2022 |
| Notaries stage a sit-in outside Justice Ministry in Tunis to protest the suspension of notaries as soon as a complaint is filed against them and demand to suspend notaries only when they are found guilty | Workers group: Public Sector | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Tunis | Tunisia | May 19, 2022 |
| National Anti-Corruption Agency employees stage a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the agency in Tunis to demand clarification about the future of the agency and of their contracts | Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | January 24, 2022 |
| Journalists stage a sit-in in front of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists building to protest against the incitement against them and attacks they face when reporting on the field | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Sit-in | Other | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | October 14, 2021 |
| Technical Agency of Land Transport employees start a two-day strike as the agency direction refuses to discuss their demands regarding working conditions | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | March 16, 2022 |
| Workers in the rubber manufacturing and processing start an open-ended sit-in outside the General Administration of Customs to demand an authorisation to import and export material | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | July 19, 2022 |