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 31 - 40 of 824
| Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response |
Location |
Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judges start an open-ended strike initiated by the Association of Tunisian Judges to denounce President Saied's decision to dismiss 57 judges and further control of the judiciary | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Tunisia | June 6, 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 |
| 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 |
| Cattle breeders block the Jendouba - Bou Salem road to protest against the increase in feed barley prices | Workers group: Agriculture workers | Policy grievances | Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Jendouba, Bou Salem | Tunisia | May 9, 2022 |
| Demonstrators protest in Agareb over the decision of the Ministry of Environment to reopen the El Guenna landfill | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Repression | Agareb | Tunisia | November 8, 2021 |
| High school students in Agareb burn tyres to protest against school opening as their school witnesses an outbreak of Covid-19 cases | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Demonstration, Tire burning | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Agareb | Tunisia | January 17, 2022 |
| Demonstrators protest in Agareb for the third day in a row over the decision of the Ministry of Environment to reopen the El Guenna landfill | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Repression | Agareb | Tunisia | November 10, 2021 |
| Demonstrators protest in Agareb over the decision of the Ministry of Environment to reopen the El Guenna landfill | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Repression | Agareb | Tunisia | November 9, 2021 |
| Beekeepers in Aïn Djeloula block the Kairouan - Oueslatia road to protest sugar shortages as they need sugar to feed bees | Workers group: Agriculture workers | Policy grievances | Road blockade | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Aïn Djeloula | Tunisia | September 17, 2022 |
| Ain Fedhil residents stage a sit-in to demand more transparency regarding the PACTE project on the adaptation to climate change | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Corruption and/ or lack of accountability | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Ain Fedhil | Tunisia | June 6, 2022 |