Peaceful protesters demonstrate against the 25 July Referendum in Avenue Habib Bourguiba on the call of the Civil Coalition for Freedom, Dignity, Social Justice and Equality

Country: 
Tunisia
Date: 
22/07/2022
Description: 
Peaceful protesters demonstrate against the 25 July Referendum in Avenue Habib Bourguiba. Police used tear gas and sticks, brutally assaulted demonstrators, including the head of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists, and arrested some of the protesters, including famous activists and opponents.
Actors / Mobilising structures: 
CSO
Mode of action: 
Demonstration
Objective: 
Protest of a policy / Governmental measure
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Policy grievances
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency: 
Episodic
State response: 
Repression
Location: 
Tunis