Advocacy
Founded on uniting Tunisian Americans on a common cause of helping Tunisia regain its nascent democracy, the Tunisian United Network (TUN) is focused on building a strong relationship between the United States and Tunisia based on shared values of freedom, democracy, and respect to human rights.
LETTERS & STATEMENTS
Tunisians, Democracy Advocates in the U.S. Welcome Tunisian Parliament’s Steps to Restore Democracy and Urge the U.S. Government to Do The Same
(Washington, D.C., 3/29/2022) On March 28th, Tunisia’s Assembly of the People’s Representatives–despite being suspended since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s July …
The Tunisian United Network Meets with Senator Chris Murphy, Requests Clear and Urgent U.S. Response to Saied’s Actions
(Washington, D.C., 3/3/2022) The Tunisian United Network (TUN) led a meeting between Tunisian Americans and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), …
Tunisian United Network, Human Rights and Democracy Organizations Commemorate the Anniversary of Tunisia’s 2011 Revolution and Call on Biden Administration to do More to Save Democracy in Tunisia
(Washington, D.C., 1/13/2022) The Tunisian United Network (TUN) and several leaders ofhuman rights and democracy organizations call on the Biden …
Advocacy & Outreach
Congressional Advocacy After the coup, TUN met with several members of U.S. Congress, including Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-09), Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07), and Rep. David Price (D-NC-04). TUN worked with our partners on the Hill to write “Dear Colleague” letters to the Biden Administration.
In the leadup to the July 25th referendum, TUN met with 15 SFRC and HFAC offices to advocate for a clear U.S. response to Tunisia’s democratic backsliding. Our efforts translated into social media posts and statements from Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs leadership, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), a bipartisan letter from the House Democracy Partnership to Secretary Blinken
REP. YOUNG KIM
(R-CA-39)
SEN. CHRIS MURPHY
(D-CT)
SEN. CHRIS COONS
(D-DE)
REP. TED DEUTCH
(D-FL)
SEN. MARCO RUBIO
(R-FL)
REP. GREG STEUBE
(R-FL)
SEN. JAMES RISCH
(R-ID)
SEN. ED MARKEY
(D-MA)
REP. DAVID PRICE
(D-NC-04)
SEN. BOB MENENDEZ
(D-NJ)
REP. TOM MALINOWSKI
(D-NJ)
REP. ALBIO SIRES
(D-NJ-08)
SEN. TED CRUZ
(R-TX)
REP. SUSAN WILD
(D-PA-07)
SEN. JEFF MERKLEY
(D-OR)
REP. VICENTE GONZALEZ
(D-TX-15)
SEN. TIM KAINE
(D-VA)
REP. GERRY CONNOLLY
(D-VA-11)
REP. ADAM SMITH
(D-WA-9)