by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 8, 2023 | Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Backlash Over Interior Minister’s Statements as Opposition Figures Hunger Strike Summary: On 7 March 2023, Interior Minister Toufik Charfeddine made controversial statements about union organizers, politicians, journalists, and businessmen, accusing them of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 24, 2023 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: President’s Migration Comments Raise Risk of Backlash for Black Africans Summary: On 21 February 2023, President Kais Saied made controversial comments regarding sub-Saharan African migrants to his National Security Council, attributing the influx of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 2, 2023 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: US Senator Calls for Reform as New US, Chinese Ambassadors Arrive Summary: On 30 January 2023, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee responsible for the Middle East and North Africa issued a statement critical of President Kais...
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 31, 2023 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: More Tollbooth Strikes to Follow Arrest of Highways Official Summary: On 31 January 2023, the head of the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail’s (UGTT) Highways branch was arrested following a two-day strike by tollbooth workers seeking higher wages. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 27, 2023 | Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Conflict Tracking NGO Identifies Increase in Political Violence Summary: This month, the US-based Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) issued data highlighting Tunisia as having exhibited a “large increase in violence.” According to...
