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Tunisian security forces deport African migrants to no man’s land on Libyan border

Tunisian security forces in Sfax have rounded up hundreds of people from sub-Saharan Africa, including children, and dropped them in a no man’s land between the Tunisian and Libyan border, where they remain trapped with neither food nor water. These forced deportations carried out by the security services come against…

France 24

Violence in Tunisia against black migrants ended with their deportation from Sfax

Calm has been partially restored in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax after xenophobic violence targeting sub-Saharan migrants flared up once again. The violence was triggered by the death a local man following an altercation between locals and migrants.

Radio France Internationale

Viral videos show Tunisia’s violent expulsions of sub-Saharan African migrants

Tarak Mahdi, a Tunisian Member of Parliament, live-streamed and published the aftermath of the shocking events between a Tunisian man and three others, who he said were sub-Saharan migrants in the city of Sfax. The footage filmed by the assailants and residents shows the outbreak of violence. The police then…

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

Tensions have spiked dangerously in a Tunisian port city after three migrants were detained in the death of a local man

The Independent UK

Africans attacked, flee Sfax, as Tunisia racial tensions explode

Racial tensions in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax flared into violence targeting migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.

Al Jazeera

Middle East roundup: Eid festivities mark final Hajj rites

Mounting concern about Israeli settler attacks and Tunisia’s worsening crises – here’s the Middle East this week.

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Tunisia struggles to progress under cumbersome bureaucracy

Analysts say successive governments have opted to kick the can down the road rather than take serious action.

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EU accused of whitewashing Tunisian regime in bid to stem migration

Bloc is set to give country £860m despite rapid erosion of democracy since President Kais Saied took power in 2021

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‘Incomplete revolution’: Tunisia crackdown slammed by critics

Experts and family members of those arrested say the North African country is no more an Arab Spring success story.

Al Jazeera

Table Tennis | Batra-Sathiyan mixed doubles pair in WTT Contender semifinals in Tunis

Batra and Sathiyan had already made first round exits in the women’s and men’s singles respectively.

The Hindu

France offers help to Tunisia to curb migrants' arrivals

France pledged to give nearly 26 million euros in aid to Tunisia to help curb the flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Radio France Internationale

Prominent radio journalist Zied el-Heni arrested in Tunisia

El-Heni is a well-known media figure in Tunisia and has been vocal about his opposition to President Kais Saied.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia says attacker fatally stabbed police officer at Brazilian Embassy; suspect arrested

The Tunisian government says a police officer guarding the Brazilian Embassy in Tunisia has been fatally stabbed in an unexplained attack

The Independent UK

Tunisia protesters demand release of ‘political prisoners’

Some 300 demonstrators in Tunis demanded freedom for former ministers, businessmen and other opposition members.

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US senators introduce bill for restoration of Tunisia’s democracy

The legislation acknowledges that President Kais Saied has taken steps to undermine Tunisia’s democratic institutions.

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EC migration deal ignores Tunisia’s repression: Rights groups

Rights groups are concerned the EC deal, in following its anti-migrant agenda, props up Tunisia’s authoritarianism.

Al Jazeera

Why is the EU offering Tunisia a financial assistance package?

The EU hopes to stem the number of refugees departing for Europe from the country’s coast during an economic crisis.

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EU offers Tunisia massive aid deal to reduce migration and boost economy

The European Union on Sunday offered millions of euros in financial support to Tunisia, to boost its economy and reduce the flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea into Europe.

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EU offers Tunisia aid package, seeks tighter border control

The EU is considering a major financial package for the cash-strapped nation amid a growing refugee and migrant crisis.

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European leaders meet in Tunisia for talks on the economy, migration

Tunisia is hosting the leaders of Italy, the Netherlands and the European Union on Sunday for talks aimed at smoothing the way for an international bailout and restoring stability to a country that has become a major source of migration to Europe.

The Independent UK

European leaders hope to restore stability in Tunisia, a major source of migration

Tunisia is hosting the leaders of Italy, the Netherlands and the European Union for talks aimed at smoothing the way for an international bailout

Al Jazeera

Jailed Tunisian opposition leader’s health deteriorating: Wife

Sahbi Atig has been hospitalised in intensive care after 25-day hunger strike in protest of his imprisonment.

Reuters

Tunisia's financial crisis leaves the sick struggling to find medicine

Sick Tunisians face a frantic struggle to find some medicines because the cash-strapped state has reduced imports, leaving doctors unable to control debilitating health problems and patients turning to informal markets for their medication.

Al Jazeera

Despair in Ettadhamen: The harsh reality of Tunisia’s economy

‘This … system, goes back to the beys who needed to keep their courtiers happy to maintain their rule’, analyst says.

Reuters

Tunisian judge opens new probe into political figures, lawyer says

A Tunisian judge has opened a new investigation into political figures including major opponents of President Kais Saied on suspicion of conspiring against state security, a lawyer for one of them said.

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