Tunisia News News Tunisia » People: Tunisia’s civil society faces growing pressure as crackdown widens
Arrests, prosecutions and suspensions are putting growing pressure on Tunisia’s civil society, Human Rights Watch says.
News Tunisia » People: At least 23 people missing off Tunisia coast, authorities say
At least 23 people are missing off the Tunisian coast, local authorities have said, as search and rescue operations are under way. Tunisia’s National Guard said in a statement on Saturday that it had ...
News Tunisia » People: Joint Statement: Tunisia is Not a Place of Safety for People Rescued at Sea
In view of the rampant human rights violations against migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Tunisia, especially those who are Black; Tunisia’s lack of an asylum system; the Tunisian government’s ...
News Tunisia » People: Civil Society Under Siege
End Criminalization, Targeting of Civil Society Groups and Members The Tunisian government has systematically cracked down on civil society groups and their members since 2024, all but shutting down ...
News Tunisia » People: Tunisia protests: Why are people taking to the streets?
Demonstrators have taken to the streets in a number of Tunisian cities this week, calling for the government to scrap new austerity measures which include a hike in fuel prices and taxes on goods. At ...
News Tunisia » People: EU’s murderous refugee policy leads to 40 people drowning in boat disaster off Tunisia
Migrants and refugees wait for assistance on an overcrowded wooden boat, as aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach them in the Mediterranean Sea, in international waters, at 122 miles off ...
News Tunisia » People: ‘People Here Forget They’re African’: The Rapper Fighting for Tunisian Women
TUNIS – On a March day in Tunis, Boutheîna El Alouadi appeared out of the crowd of tourists and shoppers swirling around Bab Bhar, a giant stone gate on the edge of Tunisia’s Mediaeval-era Old City.