Civic Space in the Arab Region

This observatory seeks to cover and analyze civil society news in the Arab region, and to keep up with civil society in all its challenges and transitions
Jordan's New Cybercrime Law: Further Restrictions on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Association Tunisienne des Femmes Démocratiques Statement on the 11th Anniversary of the Revolution
National Reports (Tunisia)

Tunisia: Civic Space Under Threat

2023
Tunisia is witnessing a deep structural crisis that has wreaked havoc on all fields and institutions, including the civic space which has been severely afflicted. Over the last ten years, instability has reigned in the country, amidst a low growth rate and increasing social, political, and economic issues. The situation, however, has worsened since President Kais Saied assumed full power on July 25, 2021, when he dissolved the Parliament, abolished the constitution and declared a state of emergency, which aggravated…