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.

Displaying 781 - 790 of 824
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Location Countrysort descending Date
Parents of primary school students in Soliman's delegation staged a sit-in inside the delegation due to their children's inability to obtain a proper education. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Soliman Tunisia November 15, 2022
Popular tension has mounted in the city of Sfax, amid the absence of "acceptable" solutions to the crisis of household waste persisting since September 2021, as waste burning by citizens has multiplied despite warnings of the health hazards it causes. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Civil disobedience Demands for rights / Services N/A Sfax Tunisia November 16, 2022
Citizens, trade unionists, and civil society members stage a sit-in outside the seat of the Sfax governorate, on the call of the local labor union to protest the deteriorating environmental situation in the region. CSO Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Sfax Tunisia November 17, 2022
"Journalists of La Presse Tunisie, Assabah Tunisie, Radio Shems Fm and Cactus Prod stage an open sit-in at the Kasbah Square, backed by General Media Union, to claim their unpaid salaries and protest government handling of a media file." Workers group: Union / Syndicate Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Kasbah Tunisia November 17, 2022
Tunisian NGOs condemned the police crackdown on a "peaceful" march staged by the inhabitants of Zarzis to demand the disclosure of the full truth about the sinking of a boat carrying 18 local migrants. CSO Injustice / Perceived injustice March Support of a cause N/A Zarzis Tunisia November 18, 2022
Part-Time Health workers, stage a sit-in in Gafsa city, in demand for better work conditions. Workers group: Healthcare workers Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Gafsa Tunisia November 18, 2022
The farmers of the delegation of M'Saken stage a sit-in due to the decrease in the amount of subsidized fodder assigned to the cooperative company in charge of distributing it. Workers group: Agriculture workers Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A M'Saken Tunisia November 20, 2022
" Parents of primary school students in Al Huwariyah staged a sit-in in front of the school headquarters due to the deprivation of their children from studying." Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Al Huwariyah Tunisia November 22, 2022
Lawyers staged a sit-in in front of the Court of First Instance in Medinine city, to demand better working conditions Workers group: Union / Syndicate Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Medinine Tunisia November 23, 2022
Citizens disrupt the metro traffic at the Basaj station, in protest against the delay in daily trips and the poor transportation services in Tunisia. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Basaj Station Tunisia November 23, 2022

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart