by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 19, 2024 | Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Teachers’ Unions Threaten Protests as Fall Courses Approach Summary: On 12 August 2024, the administrative body of Secondary Education Union announced plans to protest over restrictions on freedom of union activities as many teachers have been prosecuted for...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 16, 2024 | Economic, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Interior, Southern Regions See Growing Frustration Over Water Cuts Summary: On 10 July 2024, a report from the Forum of Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) indicated that 111 protests took place in the first half of the year due to water cuts throughout the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 8, 2024 | Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Hundreds Protest in Gabes as Pollution Concerns Persist Summary: On 5 June 2024, hundreds of protestors gathered in Gabes calling for the closure of the phosphate plant that operates in the region and is known as having a highly destructive impact on the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 9, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: UGTT Makes Political Presence Felt with Election on Horizon Summary: On 2 March 2024, Tunisia’s public sector labor union (the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT)) held a large rally at the Kasbah in Tunis in an attempt to send a message regarding...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 19, 2024 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Protests, Search Efforts as 40 Tunisian Migrants Reported Missing Summary: On the night of 10-11 January 2024, a boat carrying around 40 irregular migrants departed for Europe, but in the following days was reported missing, drawing outrage from the small...
