Justifications of Repressive Incidents in Morocco and Tunisia Dataset (JuRI)

This article investigates the communication of everyday repression in autocracies. It analyzes data from the novel "Justifications of Repressive Incidents in Morocco and Tunisia Dataset (JuRI)" covering human rights violations and judicial repression in the years 2000-2010.

Organiser: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Dr. Maria Josua (Consultant)

At a virtual lunch talk, Maria Josua discussed with IMES associate Kressen Thyen and the head of the Naumann foundation's Tunis office Alexander Knipperts how and why the political situation in Tunisia has evolved since the Arab uprisings. They reflected on options to strengthen civil society during the current phase of autocratization.

Communicating Repression: Studying Official Framing and Its Perception in Autocracies, GIGA, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Maria Josua (Speaker)

In the WDR Zeitzeichen History Podcast, Dr. Maria Josua offers insights into the state of democracy in Tunisia since the 2010-11 revolution, analysing the transition process until the current repressive phase.

Deutscher Orientalistentag 2025, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen Organisers: Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft Dr. Maria Josua (Speaker), Dr. Kressen Thyen (Speaker)

This paper disentangles the specific patterns of repression that was employed in Morocco during the 2011-12 protests, challenging the narrative of a benign and reform-based response to the Arab uprisings.

This article investigates the communication of everyday repression in autocracies. It analyzes data from the novel "Justifications of Repressive Incidents in Morocco and Tunisia Dataset (JuRI)" covering human rights violations and judicial repression in the years 2000-2010.

Organiser: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Dr. Maria Josua (Consultant)

At a virtual lunch talk, Maria Josua discussed with IMES associate Kressen Thyen and the head of the Naumann foundation's Tunis office Alexander Knipperts how and why the political situation in Tunisia has evolved since the Arab uprisings. They reflected on options to strengthen civil society during the current phase of autocratization.

Communicating Repression: Studying Official Framing and Its Perception in Autocracies, GIGA, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Maria Josua (Speaker)