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Statistics

A dashboard of documented violations: figures, breakdowns by category and trends over time. Pick a year, type or governorate to narrow the results.

183documented violations
21governorates affected
15types of violation
35in the last 12 months

Violations by year

2014: 1120142015: 1120152018: 2220182019: 2220192020: 2220202021: 232320212022: 212120222023: 414120232024: 393920242025: 212120252026: 30302026

By type of violation

  1. 1Violation of Freedom of Opinion and Expression59
  2. 2Arbitrary Arrest49
  3. 3Police Violence30
  4. 4Restrictions on Civil Activity17
  5. 5Restrictions on Political Activity15
  6. 6Death13
  7. 7Freedom of Peaceful Assembly12
  8. 8Death in Custody8
  9. 9Torture6
  10. 10Violation of the Right to Life5

By governorate

  1. 1Tunis75
  2. 2Ben Arous9
  3. 3Sfax9
  4. 4Manouba8
  5. 5Kairouan7
  6. 6Ariana7
  7. 7Kasserine7
  8. 8Sousse6
  9. 9Nabeul6
  10. 10Bizerte6

By victim profile

  1. 1Citizen55
  2. 2Civil Activist27
  3. 3Human Rights Activist24
  4. 4Politician23
  5. 5Journalist15
  6. 6Student14
  7. 7Lawyer10
  8. 8Association4
  9. 9Member of Parliament3
  10. 10Trade Union Activist2

By case status

  1. 1Documented180
  2. 2Released78
  3. 3Detained51
  4. 4Deceased27

Year-on-year comparison

YearViolationsChange from previous yearMost frequent typeMost affected governorate
2026 30 +9 Restrictions on Civil Activity Tunis
2025 21 -18 Violation of Freedom of Opinion and Expression Tunis
2024 39 -2 Violation of Freedom of Opinion and Expression Tunis
2023 41 +20 Violation of Freedom of Opinion and Expression Tunis
2022 21 -2 Police Violence Tunis
2021 23 +21 Arbitrary Arrest Tunis
2020 2 0 Freedom of Peaceful Assembly Sfax
2019 2 0 Death Jendouba
2018 2 +1 Death Ben Arous
2015 1 0 — Sousse
2014 1 — Death Kasserine

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