Event Monitor
Sign in
Monitor · Violent mass protest
Reported

Arrests reported in Tunisia following pro-Palestinian demonstration

Lawyers and activists reported that demonstrators were arrested in Tunisia following a protest demanding the release of jailed organizers of a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla. The demonstration occurred on Saturday. The precise number of individuals detained remains unconfirmed.

Follow this storyWe write to you when this story changes – not for everything we publish.
Our summary of the disagreement.
Activists reported that at least 13 people were arrested, while defense lawyer Ghassen Besbes stated that 11 were detained.
The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • middleeasteyeTunisia
  • memonitorTunisian defence committee
2 differing positions reported on status across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsarrested
  • middleeasteyearrests
  • memonitorsays
WhereTunisia
35.833, 10.197 ±400 km
First reported34 days ago
Published2026-09-21 17:30 UTC
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports3Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.

Corrections and updates

No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.

Cite this record

Global Event Monitor. Arrests reported in Tunisia following pro-Palestinian demonstration. 2026-09-21T17:30:46.682Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3103. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-21/tunisia-arrests-at-least-11-pro-palestine-protesters-0fa4e55d

BibTeX · RIS · CSV · JSON · Corrections and updates · Captured versions

/event/2026-09-21/tunisia-arrests-at-least-11-pro-palestine-protesters-0fa4e55d Back to the stream

Ask about this event