Tunisia

The world looks the other way. There are hundreds of sub-Saharan migrants stranded on the Libya-Tunisia border. They were pushed to the border area by the Tunisian police, but are not allowed to enter Libya. 140 of them are camped…

In response to the country’s worst drought on record, the Tunisian national water distribution company has declared that it will be cutting off water supply to citizens for seven hours a night during Ramadan with the possibility of extension even…

Ex-Footballer’s livestream self-immolation following a ‘banana sale dispute’ wreaks havoc in Hafuz, Tunisia. Ex-football player, Nizar Issaoui died on Thursday, April 13th, after he poured gasoline on his body and set himself on fire in a livestream video outside a…

Hope, excitement and optimism are just a few of the terms that have animated the political discourse in Tunisia after the 2011 revolution. However, with a perpetual economic degradation that was amplified by the pandemic, the legitimate strife for “job,…

The first round of legislative elections in Tunisia is over with a voting rate of 11.2%; around 1 million people out of the 9 million registered voters. This was the lowest voter turnout in the country’s history. What was supposed…

After more than a year with no parliament, Tunisia is finally having its new legislative elections for new parliamentary representatives this December 17. These elections are happening unprecedentedly because of the Tunisian president’s decision of freezing the 2019 elected parliament…

This year, Tunisia has been the host country of the 3rd World Women’s Conference with a focus on “grassroot women”. Tunisia is the third country to host this kind of event. The first one was held in Caracas, Venezuela in…

After the declaration of the new Tunisian constitution on June 30th, a public constitutional referendum is expected to take place for the first time in Tunisia on July 25th. The unique character of this Referendum has encouraged the attention of…

After a decade of political unrest and distress, Tunisia’s next step towards democracy started by hosting its first Constitutional Referendum in history. The Constitution was suggested by the current president Kais Saeid who froze and dismantled the parliament, changed the…

“Barbechas” of Tunisia are some of the most underrated workers in the country. Though their work is difficult and precarious, it is important as it helps protect the environment from plastic waste. The term “barbechas” refers to people in Tunisia…