by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 8, 2024 | Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Journalists Arrested Raising Press Freedom Concerns Summary: In recent weeks, two journalists were arrested in Tunisia, raising concerns about the degradation of press freedoms and the suppression of dissenting voices. Please login or...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 5, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: China Pursuing Infrastructure, Phosphate Projects Summary: In early January 2024, the Tunisian government announced progress with Chinese companies on multiple investment projects, including a bridge construction project in Bizerte and phosphate mining in El...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 5, 2024 | Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Low Turnout for Local Elections Signals Political Disenchantment Summary: On 24 December 2023, Tunisia held local council elections that witnessed low voter turnout of 11.66% in an apparent confirmation of broad political disengagement among Tunisians. This...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 20, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: AIDS Cases Climb as Identification and Treatment Lag Summary: In early December, Tunisian health, legal, and rights activists marked International AIDS Day, with several reports documenting the notable rise in HIV/AIDS cases in Tunisia which pose a growing...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pro-Palestinian Protests as Anti-Western Sentiment Persists Summary: On 17 December 2023, a small group of protestors gathered at the US Embassy in Tunis calling for the expulsion of US Ambassador Joey Hood due to ongoing US support for Israel in the war in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 15, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Frustration Over Shortages Grows as Officials Blame Stockpiling Summary: In recent days, shortages of staple goods have led to increasingly chaotic scenes at grocery stores and markets as crowds gather in search of milk and sugar which have been difficult to...
