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20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia
5 days, 11 hours ago

20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities recovered the bodies of 20 people who appeared to have drowned after a shipwreck off the country’s Mediterranean coastline, near a popular point of departure for migrants attempting to reach Europe by boat. The country’s National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday that coast guard members dispatched to the sinking ship rescued five people …

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Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued
6 days, 1 hour ago

Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued

India TV News  

In Tunisia, a shipwreck off the coast country's Mediterranean coastline has claimed the lives of at least 20 migrants. The coast guard members who were dispatched to the sinking boat have recovered the bodies of 20 people and rescued 5 people, Tunisia's National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday. Tunisia's efforts to prevent deaths at sea Notably, in its …

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12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks
2 months, 3 weeks ago

12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks

Hindustan Times  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's coast guard on Monday found 12 bodies of migrants, including three young children, off the Mediterranean coast, as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe. 12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks The bodies were recovered after a boat carrying more than 50 people, mostly Tunisians, sank …

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Tunisia's coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Tunisia's coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores

The Independent  

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Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe

The Hindu  

For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees on North Africa's Mediterranean coastline. When police razed tents last summer in Sfax, Tunisia's second largest city, many migrants moved to the countryside near the stretch of coastline north of the city. It’s not normal.” Passportless, Mr. Keita said he paid …

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Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe

Associated Press  

EL AMRA, Tunisia — For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees on North Africa’s Mediterranean coastline. Based on unofficial estimates, the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said it believes 15,000 to 20,000 migrants are stranded in rural olive groves near the central Tunisian coastline. When police razed tents …

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

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

Associated Press  

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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Tent camps razed and activists arrested as Tunisia clamps down on migrants
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tent camps razed and activists arrested as Tunisia clamps down on migrants

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tensions in Tunisia ratcheted up as demonstrators seeking better rights for migrants staged a sit-in before European Union headquarters on Thursday, capping a week in which Tunisian authorities targeted migrant communities from the coast to the capital with arrests and the demolition of tent camps. He made similar remarks last year, when he said sub-Saharan African migrants …

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After record year, Tunisia reports migrant deaths from shipwreck near Libyan waters
10 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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At least 13 Sudanese asylum seekers killed after boat capsizes off Tunisia
10 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 13 Sudanese asylum seekers killed after boat capsizes off Tunisia

Al Jazeera  

Officials said an investigation was launched as the search was ongoing for 27 missing people. At least 13 Sudanese asylum seekers have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia. A Tunisian judicial official said on Thursday that 27 people were still missing after their boat sank on Wednesday, having set off from Jebiniana, a town near the …

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Europe frets over migration; Tunisia moves refugees to departure points
1 year, 3 months ago

Europe frets over migration; Tunisia moves refugees to departure points

Al Jazeera  

Pact that promised Tunisia financial support in return for stopping migration is being debated in Europe. Al Amra, Tunisia – As European leaders met in Italy at the weekend to discuss the “migration crisis” on Lampedusa and how to limit arrivals, Tunisian police rounded up thousands of Black people from Sfax and bussed them to one of the principal departure …

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What’s behind the surge in migrant arrivals to Italy?
1 year, 3 months ago

What’s behind the surge in migrant arrivals to Italy?

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Thousands of migrants and refugees have landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa this week after crossing the Mediterranean Sea on small unseaworthy boats from Tunisia, overwhelming local authorities and aid organizations. With Tunisia now the main launching pad for Europe, the island today is receiving around 70% of all migrants arriving in Italy, said Flavio Di …

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2 dead and several missing after Tunisian migrant boat sinks
1 year, 4 months ago

2 dead and several missing after Tunisian migrant boat sinks

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — An infant and a 20-year-old man were found dead Saturday morning after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, near the southeastern port of Gabès, the country’s coast guards reported. According to a statement from the National Guard, the boat, which was carrying 20 Tunisian migrants, sank just 120 meters from the beaches of Gabès. …

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‘You have to do it’: Refugees in Tunisia undeterred by Lampedusa shipwreck
1 year, 4 months ago

‘You have to do it’: Refugees in Tunisia undeterred by Lampedusa shipwreck

Al Jazeera  

Despite deaths at sea, refugees in the port of Sfax are still adamant about trying to reach Europe by boat. “They took my phone and my passport.” Many people from sub-Saharan African countries who were both living in Sfax and planning to sail for Europe were evicted from their homes and sacked from their jobs in July when the death …

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Tunisian parliament gets defensive after Black refugee treatment criticism
1 year, 4 months ago

Tunisian parliament gets defensive after Black refugee treatment criticism

Al Jazeera  

Tunis, Tunisia – The image of Ivorian woman Fati Dosso and her six-year-old daughter Marie, found dead in the Libyan desert from apparent dehydration after being expelled from Tunisia, continues to prove problematic for the European Commission and Tunisia’s President Kais Saied. While anger grows within parts of the European Parliament and across Europe over Tunisia’s brutal treatment of Black …

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At least 15 migrants died this week off Tunisia’s coast and at a desert border amid tensions
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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Tunisia doesn’t want to be Europe’s border guard to slow migration
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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Why is the EU offering Tunisia a financial assistance package?
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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European leaders offer more aid to Tunisia amid efforts to curb migration
1 year, 6 months ago

European leaders offer more aid to Tunisia amid efforts to curb migration

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — European leaders visiting Tunisia on Sunday held out the promise of more than 1 billion euros in financial aid to rescue its teetering economy and better police its borders, in an effort to restore stability to the North African country — and to stem migration from its shores to Europe. Tunisia’s increasingly autocratic president hosted the leaders …

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EU considers €1bn deal for Tunisia to stop illegal migrant flow
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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Six dead after attack near synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island
1 year, 7 months ago

Six dead after attack near synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island

Al Jazeera  

Tunisian naval guard shot dead two visitors to Djerba’s Ghriba Synagogue and a security guard before being killed. Six people have been killed after an attack near a synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island that draws hundreds of Jews from Europe and Israel during an annual pilgrimage each year. Djerba – a holiday destination off the coast of southern Tunisia, 500km …

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More than 200 refugees die off Tunisia coast in 10 days
1 year, 7 months ago

More than 200 refugees die off Tunisia coast in 10 days

Al Jazeera  

Morgues and hospitals in city of Sfax are full, officials say, as the death toll from refugee shipwrecks soars. Tunisian coastguards have retrieved 41 bodies from Tunisian waters, a national guard official has said, raising the number of victims of refugee shipwrecks off the country’s coast to 210 in 10 days. So many refugees risking the dangerous sea crossing from …

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‘Let us die at sea!’ Tunisia rounds up Europe-bound migrants in unprecedented numbers
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Let us die at sea!’ Tunisia rounds up Europe-bound migrants in unprecedented numbers

LA Times  

Migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, are stopped by Tunisian authorities during an attempt to get to Italy by sea. “We are ready to drown and die to improve our situation,” said a Syrian who identified himself only as Mohamed, fearful, like many migrants caught at sea, of revealing his full name. But those incentives won’t stop the recent, furious drive …

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At least 25 people from sub-Saharan Africa drown off Tunisia
1 year, 8 months ago

At least 25 people from sub-Saharan Africa drown off Tunisia

Al Jazeera  

This year’s first quarter was the deadliest for refugees trying to cross the central Mediterranean since 2017, the UN says. At least 25 people from sub-Saharan African countries have drowned off Tunisia when their boat sank as they tried to reach Europe, the Tunisian coastguard says. January to March was the deadliest first quarter for central Mediterranean refugees and migrants …

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