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Tunisia's president is targeting migrants to divert attention from serious domestic problems – a classic tactic

Tunisia’s president Kais Saied recently called for urgent measures against illegal immigration of sub-Saharan African nationals. He said they were a source of “violence, crime and unacceptable acts”. His comments were condemned by the international community and the World Bank paused talks over its future engagement with Tunisia. They also…

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Sub-Saharan migrants flee Tunisia following wave of racist attacks

Sub-Saharan migrants living in Tunisia have been the target of a surge in racist attacks, following a February 21 speech by President Kais Said denouncing what he called "hordes of illegal immigrants". Since then, many migrants have been urgently trying to return to their countries of origin. The Ivory Coast…

France 24

World Bank halts Tunisia program over president's migrant remarks

WASHINGTON - The World Bank is pausing talks over its future engagement with Tunisia following anti-immigrant comments made by the country's president, Kais Saied, according to an internal message to staff seen by AFP.

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African Union postpones Tunisia meeting after racist attacks

The conference on fighting illicit financial transactions in Africa scheduled for mid-March has been delayed.

Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on Tunisia’s one-man show: bad for the country and its people

Editorial: A democracy would get the bailout the country needs. A dictatorship will find getting the money much harder

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Tunisian thriller ‘Ashkal’ snags top gong at Africa's Fespaco film fest

Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi has won the coveted Stallion of Yennenga award at the biennial pan-African Fespaco film festival in Ouagadougou for his murder mystery oeuvre "Ashkal".

Radio France Internationale

Tunisia's Saied denies racism charge as Ivorians repatriated, students study online

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed has rejected accusations of racism and pointed to possible legal action for perpetrators of racial attacks, 10 days after announcing a crackdown on illegal migration. Hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans left Tunisia over the weekend while students are encouraged to study online.

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Tunisia’s authoritarian descent takes new turn with migrant crackdown

Immigrants living in terror after president’s racist speech – but many in country welcome strongman’s power grab

The Guardian - UK

UK urged to seek release of Tunisian opposition figure jailed in crackdown

Daughter of Said Ferjani, who lived in UK for more than 20 years, says he has been falsely imprisoned and asks MPs to intervene

The Guardian - UK

Tunisia's anti-migrant discourse: 'A way to distract from the country’s problems'

Hundreds of protesters rallied in Tunis on Sunday, demanding the release of more than 20 opposition figures who were arrested in recent weeks. The demonstration came a day after more than 3,000 joined a rally organised by the UGTT trade union against what Amnesty International has called a "politically motivated…

France 24

Tunisian filmmaker Chebbi wins Fespaco’s pan-African film award for 'Ashkal'

Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi won the coveted Stallion of Yennenga award Saturday at the biennial pan-African Fespaco film festival for his murder mystery oeuvre "Ashkal".

France 24

Tunisian opposition defies protest ban, rallies against president

Hundreds of opposition supporters march through the streets to demand that President Kais Saied step down.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian Opposition Defies Protest Ban with Rally

Hundreds of opposition supporters in Tunisia defied an official ban on their protest against the president on Sunday after some of their leaders were arrested, breaking through a police barrier in central Tunis to rally in the city's main street. Before the protesters broke through the barrier, police warned them…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Down with the police state,’ chant thousands of protesters in Tunisia

Thousands of people marched through Tunisia's capital on Saturday, decrying an expanding crackdown on opposition voices and rising inflation as the country's largest trade union called on President Kais Saied to accept "dialogue".

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The Independent UK

Tunisians protest inflation, president's squeeze on dissent

Thousands of people have marched through Tunisia’s capital to decry an expanding crackdown on opposition voices and a proposed lifting of food subsidies

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Union Holds Biggest Protest Yet Against Saied

Tunisia's powerful UGTT labor union rallied in the capital on Saturday in what appeared to be the biggest protest yet against President Kais Saied, staging a show of strength after his recent crackdown on opponents, Reuters reported. Many thousands of protesters filled Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the main street in central…

France 24

Sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia living in 'climate of fear' after surge in racist attacks

Hundreds of sub-Saharan migrants fled Tunisia on repatriation flights Saturday after a surge in racist attacks in the North African country following a controversial speech from President President Kais Saied. As tensions reach boiling point, FRANCE 24 talked to Patrick*, a Congolese student who decided to stay despite fearing for…

France 24

Mob attacks two Tunis shelters for LGBTQ people from sub-Saharan Africa

A mob of men wielding sticks and knives attacked a shelter for LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa on February 23. Police called to the site arrested at least eight people from sub-Saharan Africa, even though they have refugee status and are therefore legal residents in Tunisia. This…

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Al Jazeera

Sub-Saharan Africans desperate to leave Tunisia after attacks

Advocacy groups have documented an increase in attacks against sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hundreds of Fearful Sub-Saharan Migrants Flee Tunisia

Around 300 nationals of Ivory Coast and Mali were to be flown home from Tunisia on Saturday, fearful of a wave of violence against sub-Saharan migrants since President Kais Saied delivered a controversial tirade against them last month. In his February 21 speech, Saied ordered officials to take "urgent measures"…

Al Jazeera

Sub-Saharan Africans recount Tunisia ‘hell’ amid crackdown

Racial tensions are spinning out of control as many sub-Saharan Africans prepare to leave the country.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Train Employees Go on Strike in Tunisia over Unmet Govt Pledges

Employees of state-owned National Society of Tunisian Railways went on strike on Thursday over unmet government pledges. The one-day strike included the freight transport, commuter, long-distance and suburb lines. The employees were demanding the implementation of a previous agreement signed with the government years ago and the settlement of professional…

France 24

Black Tunisian women speak out amid wave of anti-migrant actions

As Tunisian authorities continue to carry out mass arrests of people from sub-Saharan Africa as part of a campaign against irregular migration, Black Tunisians report that they are experiencing increasing amounts of abuse. Black Tunisian women activists are now speaking out about this rampant racial profiling, denouncing the racist climate…

Al Jazeera

Tunisia tennis star urges ‘dignity’ amid crackdown on immigrants

Ons Jabeur also shares on Twitter a picture of a Tunisian stamp from 1961 celebrating Africa Day.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Opposition Parties Avoid Alliance with Ennahda

The Tunisian opposition - consisting mainly of a group of leftist parties, the Free Constitutional Party and the National Salvation Front, in addition to the Tunisian General Labor Union - continues to engage in a sharp confrontation with President Kais Saied’s political path, but without uniting on one front, or…

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