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
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
Employees of the sectoral centre for energy training in Kairouan stage a sit-in to denounce the decision to demolish the administration building and restaurant Workers group: Public Sector Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Kairouan Tunisia December 3, 2021
Qasr al Hadid residents block the Siliana-Kairouan road through to protest recurring water cuts in the region Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Road blockade Demands for rights / Services N/A Kairouan Tunisia May 30, 2022
Municipality employees in Kairouan strike after two of their colleagues falled from the second floor of the municipality and died while they were on duty Workers group: Public Sector Injustice / Perceived injustice Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Kairouan Tunisia November 12, 2021
Civil society members and local and sick residents stage a sit-in inside the Ibn Al Jazzar hospital in Kairouan to protest against the deteriorating health services in the region CSO, Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Kairouan Tunisia December 16, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart