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 731 - 740 of 824
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Location Country Datesort descending
Teachers protesting in front of the state headquarters and hold sit-in inside the ministry of education to demand better working conditions. Workers group: School teachers / University professors Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights March Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Kairouan Tunisia October 10, 2022
Citizens in Mdhila city are blocking roads in demand for a civil protection centre Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Road blockade Demands for rights / Services N/A Mdhila Tunisia October 10, 2022
Road blocked by drivers of tractors transporting construction materials and the intervention of security forces using tear gases. Workers group: Other Policy grievances Road blockade Protest of a public statement / Public representation N/A Sidi Bouzid Tunisia October 10, 2022
Parents of students close an elementary school in Gabes in protest against the continuous strike of teachers. Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Corruption and/ or lack of accountability Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Gabes Tunisia October 11, 2022
Baccalaureate students protest against the lack of professors required for the basic courses. Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Demonstration Demands for rights / Services N/A Al-Waslatiyah Tunisia October 12, 2022
The General Union of Media and the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists stage a sit-in in Casbah to protest the forced closure of media companies Workers group: Union / Syndicate Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Casbah Tunisia October 13, 2022
Protests broke out in Ettadhamen and Intilaka Neighborhoods regarding the death of a young man who fell into a trench trying to escape a security patrol in the area. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Repression Ettadhamen and Intilaka Neighborhoods. Tunisia October 14, 2022
Protesters from different regions of the country marched in Tunis on Saturday under the National Salvation Front's request, denouncing deteriorating social & economic conditions and asking the President to step down. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure March Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) N/A Tunis Tunisia October 15, 2022
Protests broke out in Ettadhamen and Intilaka Neighborhoods for the second day in a row regarding the death of a young man who fell into a trench trying to escape a security patrol in the area. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Repression Ettadhamen and Intilaka Neighborhoods. Tunisia October 15, 2022
Students stage a sit-in in front of the presidential palace. Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Bargaining Carthage Palace. Tunisia October 15, 2022

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart