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 571 - 580 of 824
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort ascending Country Date
Taxi drivers stage a sit-in outside the governorate headquarters in Kairouan to denounce the delay in issuing licenses for taxi drivers Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Kairouan Tunisia November 18, 2021
Civil society activists and local residents stage a sit-in and roadblock outside the Kairouan governorate building to demand the release of Brigadier General Habib Al-Subai Collective / Informal group Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in, Road blockade Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Kairouan Tunisia August 15, 2022
Taxi drivers stage a sit-in outside the governorate building in Kairouan to demand authorities to speed up the issuance of licenses Workers group: Other Policy grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Kairouan Tunisia August 25, 2022
Athletes, kids and teenagers demonstrate outside an indoor gymnasium in Kairouan to protest the decision to use this gymnasium for the July 25 referendum Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Injustice / Perceived injustice Demonstration Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Kairouan Tunisia June 11, 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 the Regional Delegation for Education in Kairouan Clan member Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Kairouan Tunisia July 12, 2022
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
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
Representatives of the General Union of Tunisian Students stage an open sit-in at the Higher Institute of Political Sciences in opposition to depriving some students of their access to university housing. 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 October 21, 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
Farmers from Bouhajla stage a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the governorate of Kairouan to protest against the increase in feed barley prices Workers group: Agriculture workers Policy grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Kairouan Tunisia May 6, 2022

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart