by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 6, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Western Sahara Tensions Surface Again Over Trade Fair Invite Summary: On 1 February 2024, the Polisario Front, which Morocco considers a hostile separatist movement, announced plans to participate in the International Exhibition for Traditional Handicrafts...
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...
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 | Sep 16, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Expanded Security Efforts on Display in Sfax Operation Summary: On 16 September 2023, Tunisian security forces conducted a major counter-human smuggling operation in Sfax, resulting in the arrest of hundreds of migrants and the disruption of multiple...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 22, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sfax Raid Targets Migrant Smugglers Amidst Reports of Piracy Summary: Over the weekend of 19-20 August 2023, intelligence operations by Tunisian officials led to the disruption of an organized crime network in Sfax that had been involved in smuggling migrants...
