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 761 - 770 of 824
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Location Country Datesort descending
Parents of primary school children in the city of Beni Khiar staged a sit-in in front of the school administration closing it, in protest of the school refusing enrolments. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Beni Khiar Tunisia October 27, 2022
Parents of students stage a sit-in to demand the release of the students who have been arrested as a result of recent protest activities at the Al-Amal Institute in Fouchana. Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Fouchana Tunisia October 28, 2022
People stage a sit-in in front of the state headquarters in support of the rights of taxi drivers. Collective / Informal group Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Gafsa Tunisia October 31, 2022
Contracted health workers in the state of Sfax stage a sit-in due to the delay in the payment of their salaries expressing their absolute refusal to renew contracts until their integration and final settlement of their cases. Workers group: Healthcare workers Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Sfax Tunisia November 1, 2022
Drivers of public transportation stage a sit-in to demand better working conditions. Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Ariana Tunisia November 1, 2022
Supporters of the Free Destourian Party rallied in front of the headquarters of the Independent High Authority for Audiovisual Communication, brandishing slogans hostile to the authorities and the media. Political Party Other Sit-in Protest of a public statement / Public representation N/A Tunis Tunisia November 5, 2022
Residents of Northern Ariana stage a sit-in in protest of the toxic scents and the deteriorating environmental conditions that are threatening their health. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Ariana Tunisia November 5, 2022
People stage a sit-in in Zarzis, as families of missing migrants in the sinking of a shipwreck off the city came out carrying symbolic coffins of their relatives demanding the bodies of their missing sons. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Zarzis Tunisia November 5, 2022
The National Salvation Front, held a meeting in Sidi Bouzid, followed by a march in Regueb, joined by its members and supporters calling for "respect of freedoms" and denouncing "the resurgence of repression." Political Party Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly March Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) N/A Sidi Bouzid Tunisia November 6, 2022
Women’s and human rights NGOs, staged a Day of Anger in Kef, to denounce crimes that claimed the lives of some local women, a wife who was burnt to death by her husband, calling for "tougher sentences" to prevent the recurrence of such crimes. CSO Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Kef Tunisia November 6, 2022

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart