Demonstrators protest in Agareb over the decision of the Ministry of Environment to reopen the El Guenna landfill
Country:
Tunisia
Date:
08/11/2021
Description:
"Demonstrators protested in Agareb over the decision of the Ministry of Environment to reopen the El Guenna landfill. The demonstrators blocked the roads with stones and paved the police cars with stones.
Police used tear gas in an attempt to disperse the protesters. One of the demonstrators, Abdelrazek Lachhab, died after he was hit by a gas shell."
Actors / Mobilising structures:
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Mode of action:
Demonstration
Objective:
Protest of a policy / Governmental measure
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services
Spatial characteristics:
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
Repression
Location:
Agareb