by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 6, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Migration Tensions Rise After Stabbing as Desert Expulsions Decried Summary: On 4 July 2023, tensions over the growing population of irregular migrants in the coastal city of Sfax reached a peak when a Tunisian man was stabbed to death, a crime attributed to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 14, 2023 | Economic, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Economic Challenges Drive Desperation in Kairouan and Beyond Summary: On Thursday, 13 April 2023, former professional soccer player Nizar Issaoui died from burns after he lit himself on fire in an act of protest against what he described as the “police...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 24, 2023 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Political Opposition Links Prisoner Releases to End of Protests Summary: On 24 March 2023, officials from the Ennahdha party continued their demands for the release of opposition figures that have recently been detained. Some of those recently detained are...
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...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 19, 2022 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Zarzis Protestors, Police Clash Near Francophone Summit Summary: On Friday, 18 November 2022, protestors in Zarzis attempted to march to Djerba where Francophone leaders gathered for a multi-national summit. Frustration continues to boil in Zarzis where...
