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.
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Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Following a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Interior in Tunis, clashes erupt between the protesters and the police forces | Political Party | Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Repression | Tunis | Tunisia | June 12, 2021 |
Unemployed stage a sit-in on Habib Bourguiba avenue in Tunis to protest against the decision of President Saied to cancel Law No. 38 of 2020 | Workers group: Unemployed | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | November 19, 2021 |
A solidarity demonstration was held in support of President Qais | Political Party | Policy grievances | Demonstration | Support to political leader / Public figure | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | March 20, 2021 |
Employees of the Tunis Transport Company stage an open-ended strike until their demands are met. | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | January 2, 2023 |
Several people demonstrated in front of the Prime Ministerìs office in downtown Tunis in support of Palestine | Collective / Informal group | Regional / Political grievances | Demonstration | Support of a cause | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | May 11, 2021 |
Left leaders and supporters staged a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Interior to demand to reveal the truth in the file of the assassination of Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi in 2013 | Political Party | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Support of a cause, Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | September 8, 2021 |
The Tunisian Labor Party organized a march against the ruling establishment and Ennahda Party | Political Party | Policy grievances | March | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | February 27, 2021 |
Judges and lawyers stage a sit-in outside the Justice Palace in Tunis in presence of civil society actors as part of their weeklong strike following the president’s dismissal of 57 judges and in support of the judiciary | Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | June 8, 2022 |
Contract teachers stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Education in Tunis to demand permanent positions and increase in wages and benefits | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | June 21, 2022 |
Doctors at Rabta hospital in Tunis start an open-ended strike to protest the absence of security guards to ensure public safety at the hospital | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | May 23, 2022 |