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 251 - 260 of 824
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
Students and professors at the Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies in Kairouan stage a sit-in to protest the university’s decision to postpone the university’s return, and to evacuate the institute’s headquarters building Workers group: School teachers / University professors, Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Kairouan Tunisia September 1, 2022
Lawyers in Kairouan governorate strike and stage a sit-in in the Court of First Instance in Kairouan. They demand more protection and more staff Workers group: Other Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in, Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Kairouan Tunisia February 17, 2022
Protesters demonstrate in the market in Kairouan to demand the provision of oil, flour and semolina and the intervention of local authorities Collective / Informal group Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Demonstration Demands for rights / Services N/A Kairouan Tunisia April 3, 2022
Parents of students who successfully passed elementary school exams but are not accepted into a middle school due to an administrative decision stage a sit-in outside Kairouan governorate building Clan member Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Kairouan Tunisia July 14, 2022
Medical and paramedical employees at Aghlabid Hospital in Kairouan stage a sit-in to protest the lack of staff and equipment in the surgical unit Workers group: Healthcare workers Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Kairouan Tunisia June 15, 2022
Public transportation owners from Kairouan drive to the President's Palace to demand the extension of the legal life span of their vehicles Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Other Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Kairouan, Carthage Tunisia February 2, 2022
Clashes took place between residents of the town of Nasrallah, in the governorate of Kairouane and the police upon the organisation of a demonstration Collective / Informal group Injustice / Perceived injustice Demonstration Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Repression Kairouane Tunisia August 5, 2021
Students demonstrate in Kalâa Seghira in the Sousse governorate to demand suspension of classes due to the current outbreak of Covid-19 Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Injustice / Perceived injustice Demonstration Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Kalâa Seghira Tunisia January 15, 2022
Farmers roadblock and hold a general strike in Kalaat el-Andalous to protest irrigation water cuts Workers group: Agriculture workers Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Strike / Strike announcement, Road blockade Demands for rights / Services N/A Kalaat el-Andalous Tunisia July 4, 2022
A solidarity demonstration was held with Al-Hawaidiyah residents calling for their answering of rightful and legitimate demands Collective / Informal group, CSO Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services Demonstration Demands for rights / Services N/A Kasba Tunisia February 4, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart