Tunisia 

The first delegate for the management of Sfax governorate affairs visited the seawater desalination station to learn about the progress of the work, now 85% completed

Violence against women remains a very present phenomenon, since 84,75% of the women questioned in a national survey by the National Institute of Statistics said they had been victims of at least one act of violence since the age of 15

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi began a hunger strike on Monday in solidarity with other anti-government figures who are leading a protest fast

Ashraf Dhahbi, a Tunisian astronomical physics and mathematics researcher, has just joined the EMAC research team at NASA's Goddard Space Travel Center

The first photovoltaic solar power plant in Djerba and south-east Tunisia has been inaugurated by the Secretary of State for Energy Transition; the plant will provide electricity to 500 households

A further regression in terms of human rights and the rule of law was recorded during 2023, in the absence of real checks and balances against the power of President Kais Saied, as the NGO Human Rights Watch states in its World Report 2024

The Office of Tunisians Abroad has identified 250.000 families around the world; the Tunisian diaspora, which numbers two million Tunisians, is made up of 68% young people, 38% women, 34% dual nationals and around 16% first-generation immigrants

The National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists called for the immediate release of journalist and radio columnist Zied El Heni, who was arrested on 28 December following comments he made on Ifm private radio in which he criticised the Minister of Trade

A giant sculpture of a Palestinian woman symbolising resistance has been installed in Tunis, in front of the embassy of the State of Palestine; measuring 4,5 by 4 metres , is the work of artist Hassine Mokdadi and sculptor Chokri Toujani

Political activist Chaima Aissa, member of National Salvation Front, the coalition of parties and movements against President Saied, was sentenced to a year's of prison for inciting the military to disobey, attacking the President and spreading false news

Nejib Guesmi, a Tunisian researcher, has developed 12 new types of transparent plastics made of non-polluting biological materials

With Jonathan Lourimi running bobsleigh, the country will be represented for the first time at the Winter Youth Olympics, at the 2024 Gangwon Games in South Korea

The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights announced the launch of a multifunctional digital platform called 'Al-Forum' to systematically collect and document all digital content related to social protests and civic action