by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 14, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Opposition Social Media Page Managers Detained Summary: On 13 March 2023, the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) announced that an Ariana court had ordered the arrest of four individuals responsible for managing social media pages affiliated with opposition...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 1, 2023 | Legal, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Annual Index Assesses Worst Corruption Since 2014-2015 Summary: In late January 2023, Transparency International released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022, showing worsening corruption across the Middle East and North Africa region and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 7, 2023 | Economic, Legal, Tunisia
Tunisia: Swedish Fast Fashion Outlet H&M Exits Tunisian Market Summary: On 6 January 2023, Swedish multinational clothing brand H&M announced plans to close its two storefronts in Tunisia, citing economic reasons. The closure of the Tunis City and Azur City...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 6, 2023 | Economic, Legal, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: 2022 Economic Indicators Highlight Depth of Tunisia’s Crisis Summary: As of early January 2023, multiple economic indicators continued pointing to the challenges that Tunisia is navigating: On 28 December 2022, foreign exchange reserves rose above a 100-day...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 5, 2023 | Economic, Legal, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Lawyers Protest Citing Increased Tax Burden Summary: On 5 January 2023, Tunisian lawyers protested at the Ministry of Justice against a new tax on their profession. Tunisia’s Bar Association organized the protest, citing stipulations in the recently...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 29, 2022 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Ghannouchi Set for Questioning Over Speech Referencing Security Forces Summary: In late December 2022, Ennahdha leader and former Speaker of the Tunisian Parliament Rached Ghannouchi was called for questioning in anti-terrorism court due to statements made...
