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 201 - 210 of 824
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Owners of tourist carts pulled by horses block the main road in front of the governorate headquarters in Tozeur to protest against the Ministry of Tourism not fulfilling its commitments towards them | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tozeur | Tunisia | August 2, 2022 |
Joumine residents stage a sit-in to express their refusal of a project, demanding instead to set up a civil protection branch in the area | Collective / Informal group | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Joumine | Tunisia | August 2, 2022 |
Protesters stage a sit-in inside the local government building in Redeyef to protest drinking water cuts | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Redeyef | Tunisia | August 2, 2022 |
President Saied supporters stage a sit-in in Sfax to protest the US interference in Tunisian affairs | Collective / Informal group | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | August 1, 2022 |
Workers in the phosphate mine in Meknassy block the rail line No. 13, hindering movement of phosphate transport wagons and trains, to demand the regularisation of their employment status and the payment of their wages | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Meknassy | Tunisia | August 1, 2022 |
Civil society activists and human rights defenders stage a sit-in outside the US Embassy in Tunis to protest the US interference in Tunisian affairs | CSO | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | July 30, 2022 |
Workers at the Electric Power Production Company in Meknassy continue their sit-in to protest their dismissal after two years of work | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Meknassy | Tunisia | July 30, 2022 |
Menzel Bouzaiane residents stage a sit-in outside a government building and block the Menzel Bouzaiane-Gafsa road to protest drinking water cuts | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in, Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Menzel Bouzaiane | Tunisia | July 29, 2022 |
Contractors stage a sit-in in front of the governorate headquarters in Bizerte, and then in front of the Regional Commission for Education to demand he payment of their dues | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Bizerte | Tunisia | July 29, 2022 |
Al Mamurah residents stage a sit-in and roadblock to demand to stop a rainwater drainage project | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services | Sit-in, Road blockade | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Al Mamurah | Tunisia | July 29, 2022 |