TUNIS, Tunisia – Political parties and civil society groups continue to reject President Kais Saied’s “monopoly of power”, demanding the right to decide their country’s future amid a worsening socioeconomic situation. Hundreds of Tunisians rallied in the capital on Friday to mark the 11th anniversary of the uprising that unseated former President Zine …
As October’s military coup in Sudan threatens to roll back the gains made in the 2019 revolution, women are fighting once again the authoritarian regime, remaining one of the core revolutionary forces on the ground.
NABEUL, Tunisia – A dozen feminist activists protested on Thursday in front of the First Instance Court of Nabeul, south of the capital Tunis, to mark the second hearing of the trial of Tunisian MP Zouheir Makhlouf, who was facing charges of sexual harassment and public indecency. The crowd of activists, who represented …
Since the military’s seizure of power from the transitional government in Sudan, citizens have organised mass demonstrations across the country in an impressive show of collective commitment to full civilian rule.
A lack of accountability for crimes against humanity committed since 2016 could jeopardise December elections and put Libya’s peace process at risk. The first results of a probe from Libya’s Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council, which were released in early October, found evidence of grave violations that possibly include …
In a rare public show of defiance, small and large groups of Afghan women protested to demand their rights be recognized under the Taliban rule, as they refuse to lose 20 years of progress. Around two dozen women activists protested in front of the former Ministry of Women’s Affairs building in the …
TUNIS, Tunisia – Mass anti-government protests and COVID-19 restrictions have led to a crackdown on the LGBTQ community in Tunisia, activists have told VICE World News.
More than 10 years after anti-government protests turned into a full-blown war, people in Syria’s last opposition bastion are still not ready to give up.
The mobilisation of young Palestinians in solidarity with residents facing forced displacement has made Sheikh Jarrah the heart of a new wave of Palestinian activism.
TUNIS, Tunisia— Every January since 2011, protesting has become a regular event in Tunisia to mark the tenth anniversary of the revolution that toppled the regime of longtime dictator Zein el Abdine Ben Ali — and sparked what became known as the Arab Spring. Despite these yearly protests, however, Tunisia has failed …