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 441 - 450 of 824
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
Protesters stage a “Leave and Accountability sit-in” in front of the Sfax municipality headquarters, to collect signatures to withdraw confidence from the mayor of Sfax and its members. Collective / Informal group Corruption and/ or lack of accountability Sit-in Protest of a public statement / Public representation N/A Sfax Tunisia August 3, 2021
Protesters in Sfax stage a sit-in to defend the inviolability of the Constitution, to demand the deposition of President Saied and to oppose what they consider as a coup Collective / Informal group Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Sfax Tunisia October 2, 2021
"Yezi Ma Sketna" movement organises a sit-in outside the tax office in Sfax to demand national authorities to preserve the environment and to cancel the decision to reopen Agareb landfill Collective / Informal group Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Sfax Tunisia November 19, 2021
Citizens, trade unionists, and civil society members stage a sit-in outside the seat of the Sfax governorate, on the call of the local labor union to protest the deteriorating environmental situation in the region. CSO Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Sfax Tunisia November 17, 2022
Sfax residents stage a sit-in to protest water cuts Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Road blockade Demands for rights / Services N/A Sfax Tunisia June 30, 2022
Sakiyat el Zeit residents roadblock in in Sfax to denounce the waste accumulation crisis in the region Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services Road blockade Demands for rights / Services N/A Sfax Tunisia May 29, 2022
Diploma holders who have been unemployed for more than 10 years start an open-ended sit-in outside Sfax Governorate headquarters Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Sfax Tunisia March 28, 2022
Société Tunisienne de Banque employees stage a sit-in in Sfax to protest the recent appointment of managers Workers group: Other Corporate grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Other N/A Sfax Tunisia April 4, 2022
Municipality agents in Sfax start an open-ended strike to demand more benefits and advantages Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Sfax Tunisia February 4, 2022
The Regional Union for Adult Education starts an open-ended sit-in at the headquarters of the Regional Directorate for Adult Education in Sfax to demand the establishment of teachers for adults through the activation of the February 6, 2021 agreement Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Sfax Tunisia November 16, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart