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7 months ago

Tunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to Europe grows

JEBENIANA, Tunisia — Hundreds of Tunisians marched through the streets of Jebeniana on Saturday to protest the presence of sub-Saharan migrants who have found themselves stranded as the country ramps up border patrol efforts. “There is a shortage of food throughout the city of El Amra, including sugar, flour, bread and many other items.” A final stop for many who …

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9 months ago

Libya-Tunisia border crossing closed following clashes

Al Jazeera

Closure comes as Libya says ‘outlaws’ attacked the Ras Jedir border crossing. Tunisia and Libya have closed a major border crossing at Ras Jedir due to armed clashes, according to Tunisian state TV and Libyan authorities. The border post in the desert area of Ras Jedir about 170 kilometres from the Libyan capital Tripoli, is the main crossing point between …

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10 months, 1 week ago

After record year, Tunisia reports migrant deaths from shipwreck near Libyan waters

The Independent

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1 year ago

‘I wake up in pain’: Refugees struggle in Tunisian winter

Al Jazeera

For refugees in Tunis facing abuse from police while aid is blocked, the cold is their greatest enemy now. Some are waiting for a “refugee card” – a temporary UNHCR registration document valid for one year showing a person’s legal status as a refugee – others are waiting for the calm seas that will make their passage between Tunisia and …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Belgian police kill Tunisian man suspected of shooting 3 Swedish soccer fans, killing 2 of them

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Authorities in the Belgian capital shot and killed a Tunisian national on Tuesday hours after they say he gunned down three Swedish soccer fans, killing two of them, and posted a video online in which he claimed credit for the attack and said the Quran was “a red line for which he is ready to sacrifice himself.” Investigators …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Tunisia and Libya take 276 migrants stranded in desert border region, bring them to shelters

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia and Libya took back 276 sub-Saharan migrants stranded in a desert region along the border between the two countries and brought them to shelters on Thursday. Libya said Wednesday that 27 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were found dead by Libyan authorities in the western desert near the Tunisian border. On the Libyan side, Ahmed Hamza, chairman …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Tunisian minister concedes ‘small groups’ of migrants were pushed back into desert no man’s land

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s interior minister conceded that small groups of sub-Saharan migrants trying to enter the country are pushed back into the desert border areas with Libya and Algeria, but labeled as “false allegations” claims by the U.N., humanitarian groups and migrants themselves of mistreatment. In an interview with The Associated Press Wednesday, Kamel Fekih said that while there …

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1 year, 4 months ago

A family’s deadly tale shows chaos at the Tunisian border where Black migrants face discrimination

Associated Press

When Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin regained consciousness after collapsing in the desert, the sun had already set. Nyimbilo believes Matyla and Marie are among more than a dozen Black migrants Libyan border guards say they’ve found dead in the desert border area of the North African nations since Tunisian authorities began conducting mass expulsions in early July. He blasted the influx …

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1 year, 4 months ago

'God willing, we will meet again in Libya.' A migrant family's tale shows chaos at Tunisian border

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

‘We can’t endure this’: Migrants suffer in extreme Tunisian heat

Al Jazeera

Tunis, Tunisia – The makeshift camp outside the offices of the International Organization for Migration was practically deserted. However, since a racially charged speech in February by President Kais Saied accusing people from sub-Saharan Africa of bringing “violence, crime, and unacceptable practices” to Tunisia, Kelly, like most of those now sheltering under ceilings of nylon and tarpaulin in the affluent …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Migrants face misery in Tunisia. Rights activists fear that the EU deal will make things even worse

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged with racism, amid the fears of European leaders who are trying to stanch the numbers of people arriving at their shores. President Kais Saied, Tunisia’s increasingly authoritarian leader, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Why is Tunisia expelling Black refugees?

Al Jazeera

Thousands have been expelled from Tunisia as tensions between local residents and Black migrants and refugees grow. In early July, Tunisian authorities forcibly expelled hundreds of Black migrants and refugees from Sfax, Tunisia’s second-largest city. Al Jazeera found many of them days later without food or water, wandering through the desert “no man’s land” on the border between Tunisia and …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Tunisia and EU finalise deal on migration

Al Jazeera

The European Union and Tunisia have signed a memorandum of understanding for a “strategic and comprehensive partnership” aimed at combatting irregular migration and boosting economic ties between the bloc and the North African country, which lies on a major route for migrants and refugees travelling to Europe. European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and …

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1 year, 5 months ago

At least 15 migrants died this week off Tunisia’s coast and at a desert border amid tensions

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — At least 15 migrants have been found dead off Tunisia’s coast and on its border with Algeria this week, authorities said Friday as sub-Saharan Africans face increasing tensions in Tunisia and more and more people seek to leave or transit through the country en route to Europe. Sfax has been the main departure point in Tunisia for …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Black refugees stranded in Tunisian desert witness death, misery

Al Jazeera

About 70 refugees, including women and children, are stuck in a ten-metre buffer zone they call ‘point zero’. These refugees were rounded up by Tunisian security forces in the coastal city of Sfax and brought here last week – a remote buffer zone at Tunisia’s border with Libya, with no access to healthcare or any type of humanitarian support. “Not …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Under pressure, Tunisia takes back hundreds of migrants trapped in a border zone with Libya

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — At least 500 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been transferred back to Tunisia after being pushed into a dangerous no-man’s-land on the Libyan border and trapped for a week there without access to basic necessities, aid agencies said Tuesday. Tunisian Red Crescent spokesperson Mounir Ksiksi said Tuesday that about 500 people from sub-Saharan Africa who had been …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Tunisia rejects accusations of mistreatment of Black refugees

Al Jazeera

Tunisian President Kais Saied said refugees were receiving humane treatment stemming from what he called ‘our values’. President Kais Saied said on Sunday the refugees were receiving humane treatment stemming from what he called “our values”. “We informed the Tunisian authorities these people are supposed to be removed from the border points because they have infiltrated illegally,” said Major-General Abd …

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1 year, 5 months ago

HRW urges Tunisia to suspend expulsions of African refugees

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of people were rounded up from Sfax and driven to the militarised Tunisia-Libya border zone this week. A global human rights group has urged Tunisia to stop its expulsion of sub-Saharan African refugees and migrants and for humanitarian services to be provided to those languishing at the North African country’s border with Libya. “Not only is it unconscionable to …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Mass expulsions and mistreatment of migrants reported in Tunisia as tensions spike in port city

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tensions spiked dangerously in a Tunisian port city this week after three migrants were detained in the death of a local man, and there were reports of retaliation against Black foreigners and accounts of mass expulsions and alleged assaults by security forces. Sfax, on Tunisia’s eastern coast, is a main departure point for migrants and refugees planning …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Tunisia doesn’t want to be Europe’s border guard to slow migration

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s president said Monday that his country doesn’t want to be Europe’s border guard or a land of resettlement for migrants rejected elsewhere. President Kais Saied made the comment after meeting in Tunis with the French and German interior ministers amid an effort by European governments to work with Tunisia to prevent more deadly migration efforts across …

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1 year, 6 months ago

EC migration deal ignores Tunisia’s repression: Rights groups

Al Jazeera

Rights groups are concerned the EC deal, in following its anti-migrant agenda, props up Tunisia’s authoritarianism. The European Commission’s whopping deal to resuscitate Tunisia’s economy as part of a wider effort to stem the flow of refugees to its borders has rights groups concerned that it is propping up President Kais Saied’s increasingly authoritarian government. The proposed deal would “reinforce …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Why is the EU offering Tunisia a financial assistance package?

Al Jazeera

The EU hopes to stem the number of refugees departing for Europe from the country’s coast during an economic crisis. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the European Union may loan Tunisia more than 1 billion euros with the lion’s share positioned as “macro-financial assistance” designed to save Tunisia’s faltering economy. The potential package, which was announced on …

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1 year, 6 months ago

EU offers Tunisia aid package, seeks tighter border control

Al Jazeera

The EU is considering a major financial package for the cash-strapped nation amid a growing refugee and migrant crisis. The European Union is considering offering Tunisia some 900 million euros to support its economy, plus an immediate 150 million euros in budget support once a “necessary agreement is found”, according to European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen. Along with …

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1 year, 6 months ago

EU considers €1bn deal for Tunisia to stop illegal migrant flow

The Telegraph

The European Union is weighing a €1 billion deal with Tunisia to help stem the flow of illegal migrants and prop up the country from economic collapse. In a visit to Tunis, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, announced the bloc could help tackle people smuggling and small boat crossings in the latest financial arrangement with …

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Tunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to Europe grows

Libya-Tunisia border crossing closed following clashes

After record year, Tunisia reports migrant deaths from shipwreck near Libyan waters

‘I wake up in pain’: Refugees struggle in Tunisian winter

Belgian police kill Tunisian man suspected of shooting 3 Swedish soccer fans, killing 2 of them

Tunisia and Libya take 276 migrants stranded in desert border region, bring them to shelters

Tunisian minister concedes ‘small groups’ of migrants were pushed back into desert no man’s land

A family’s deadly tale shows chaos at the Tunisian border where Black migrants face discrimination

'God willing, we will meet again in Libya.' A migrant family's tale shows chaos at Tunisian border

‘We can’t endure this’: Migrants suffer in extreme Tunisian heat

Migrants face misery in Tunisia. Rights activists fear that the EU deal will make things even worse

Why is Tunisia expelling Black refugees?

Tunisia and EU finalise deal on migration

At least 15 migrants died this week off Tunisia’s coast and at a desert border amid tensions

Black refugees stranded in Tunisian desert witness death, misery

Under pressure, Tunisia takes back hundreds of migrants trapped in a border zone with Libya

Tunisia rejects accusations of mistreatment of Black refugees

HRW urges Tunisia to suspend expulsions of African refugees

Mass expulsions and mistreatment of migrants reported in Tunisia as tensions spike in port city

Tunisia doesn’t want to be Europe’s border guard to slow migration

EC migration deal ignores Tunisia’s repression: Rights groups

Why is the EU offering Tunisia a financial assistance package?

EU offers Tunisia aid package, seeks tighter border control

EU considers €1bn deal for Tunisia to stop illegal migrant flow