Agricultural lands make up 62% of Tunisia’s total surface area. But every year, over 20 million hectares of these lands disappear due to erosion and urbanization. The social and environmental ...

A hostage to its « sacro-patriarchal » paradigm, Tunisia’s Code of Personal Status has become a glass ceiling—blocking women’s access to full and complete citizenship and preventing them from enjoying ...

Smuggling in Tunisia is often presented as a field of mystery and conspiracy. But we actually know a lot about how it works, and that engaging with it effectively requires strengthening rather than ...

Un parti politique reconnu par l’Etat affiche ouvertement sa xénophobie et son rejet des migrants subsahariens. « Le racisme est un crime odieux puni par la loi. Ce discours raciste comprend une ...

أزمة الاكتظاظ السجني في تونس ليست معطى مفاجئًا أو معزولًا، بل هي نتاج تراكم حيف تاريخي وتشريعي بدأ منذ مجلة الاستعمار الجزائية سنة 1913 التي ...

Kais Saied was reelected as Tunisia’s president in the first round of elections. His Soviet-like score of 90.69% must not obscure record voter abstention rates: more than 7 out of 10 Tunisians—and ...

In this city, to breathe is to inhale a toxic cocktail of sulfuric acid, carbon dioxide, ammonia and heavy metals. Today, the possibility of breathing air that does not kill has become a collective ...

In the context of a Muslim and conservative culture, Tunisian male students, of all sexual orientations, experience bullying, ostracism, and social pressure to conform to the rigid image of ...

Each year, thousands of Tunisians attempt the perilous journey across the Mediterranean in order to reach Italy. But dreams of an Italian promised land fall away as migrants are faced with a harsh ...

Suddenly my hands were red. Thick, glass shards—which moments earlier had been a smooth bowl—lay scattered across the tabletop. Small pools of blood followed me like shadows on the kitchen floor ...

A political party recognized by the Tunisian government is openly displaying its xenophobia and rejection of sub-Saharan migrants. « Racism is a heinous crime punishable by the law. This racist ...

The combat waged by Ultras groups in stadiums has infused social movements with a new dynamic. By challenging the government’s policies from up in the stands but also expanding their mobilization ...