Protests in Tunisia

Italy

Migrant arrivals in Italy have more than tripled from last year. Why?

On Sunday alone, nearly 1,000 migrants arrived on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, but 23 migrants drowned before reaching its shores.

10 April 2023

Tunisia

Euroviews. The EU can't fix Tunisia's rising autocracy with band-aid solutions

The democratic backsliding that the opposition is describing as a coup has not provoked a significant enough reaction from Europe. That might threaten the stability in the Middle East on the whole, Ghazi Ben Ahmed writes.

31 March 2023

Tunisia

Tunisians defy protest ban and rally against president

Hundreds of Tunisians rallied in defiance against an official ban on Sunday's protest, to demand the release of more than 20 prominent figures opposed to the president.

6 March 2023

No Comment

Growing anger at waste crisis gripping Tunisia's second city

Rubbish has been piling up in the streets of Sfax, as landfill sites reach capacity and local residents are forced to burn their own refuse.

18 November 2022

Tunisia

Tunisians protest ahead of constitutional referendum

Tunisians took the streets this weekend to protest against a planned constitutional referendum, which would concentrate power in the hands of the president.

24 July 2022

Tunisia

Hundreds rally in Tunis to protest President Saied's 'power grab'

Hundreds of protesters have rallied in Tunisia’s capital on Sunday, calling for the country's constitution to be respected and demanding the impeachment of President Kaïs Saied after the leader gave himself the power to rule by decree last Wednesday.

27 September 2021

Tunisia

Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires PM

Clashes erupted in Tunisia after President Kais Saied suspended the legislature and fired the prime minister. Some celebrated the decision while others accused Saied of a power grab.

26 July 2021

No Comment

Tunisian police continue to clash with protesters

Sunday was the third consecutive day of unrest a decade on from the revolution that ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

18 January 2021

Tunisia

Protests continue in Tunisia against the police and economic crisis

The demonstrations in Siliana and other cities began after a video posted on social media showed a police officer shouting and pushing a shepherd whose sheep entered the local government headquarters.

17 January 2021

Tunisia

Tunisian activists protest surveillance a decade on from Arab Spring

It's been ten years since a street vendor set himself on fire to protest against rising living costs and corruption in Tunisia, sparking the Arab Spring.

17 December 2020

World News

How has Tunisia changed ten years on from the Arab Spring?

The Arab Spring led to the ousting of longtime dictators in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Yemen.

17 December 2020

Tunisia

Tunisia: Anti-austerity protests prompt aid package for poor

A multi-million euro package was announced as the country marks the seventh anniversary of its revolution

14 January 2018

World News

Anti-austerity protests in Tunisia's capital

Hundreds of people protested in Tunsia's capital against price and tax hikes introduced by the government at the beginning of the year.

12 January 2018

World News

Tunisia protests: What's at stake?

Tunisia is seen as the only democratic success story among the Arab Spring nations where revolts took place in 2011. But a series of nationwide protests has called into question the country's stability.

11 January 2018

Tunisia

Hundreds arrested as clashes rock Tunisia

The interior ministry reports at least 237 people have been arrested as anti-government protests turn violent.

10 January 2018

Tunisia

Why have thousands of police taken to the streets of Tunis?

Crossing the barricades - 3,000 police surround Tunisia's presidential palace. What do they want?

25 January 2016