Boat carrying refugees to Italy sinks, killing 19

Tunisia: More than 19 people were killed when a boat carrying refugees sank. The refugee boat sank off the coast of Tunisia. The boat crashed while trying to reach Italy. But the Tunisian Coast Guard explains that the death toll will rise. Bodies were found again from the boat that crashed on Sunday afternoon. The … Read more

“The action was in adherence to Human Rights,” says INM on the insurance of migrants

Through an official statement, the National Migration Institute (INM) confirmed their participation in the events that took place last night in the Eduardo Guerra neighborhood of Torreón. The document indicates that “in total adherence to human rights, the National Institute of Migration (INM) of the Ministry of the Interior rescued and identified 61 irregular migrants … Read more

Hundreds of sub-Saharans evacuated from Tunisia after an outbreak of racist violence

Published on : 04/03/2023 – 10:44 After a first flight bringing about 50 Guineans back to the country on Wednesday, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali are evacuating 300 of their nationals by plane from Tunisia on Saturday, where they have been physically and verbally threatened since President Kaïs Saïed gave an anti-migrant speech. . About 300 … Read more

Illegal migrants fleeing Tunisia: “I felt so happy here”

Côte d’Ivoire has come to the aid of its nationals living in Tunisia, with a repatriation operation for 500 Ivorians seeking to leave the country where they were driven from their homes. A situation that follows the words of the Tunisian president who denounced illegal immigration in his country. For several days, whole families have … Read more

Maduro says that 12 million immigrants live in Venezuela | International

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, affirmed this Wednesday that 12 million migrants live in the Caribbean country, including Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese, Colombians, Ecuadorians and Syrians, who have been part of the nation’s economic recovery. “We have 12 million migrants here in Venezuela (…) a country that receives migration, and the more we recover our … Read more

In Tunisia, sub-Saharans on the alert after the words of Kaïs Saïed

Published on : 26/02/2023 – 08:20 Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Tunis on Saturday to protest against racism, after statements by Kaïs Saïed, deemed shocking by the AU, against sub-Saharan migrants. They ask the president to apologize to this community. Several testimonies from migrants recount arbitrary arrests, evictions from their homes and racist attacks. Report … Read more

Nabil Ammar denounces on France 24 an “erroneous interpretation”

Published on : 25/02/2023 – 14:14Modified : 25/02/2023 – 16:19 The head of Tunisian diplomacy, Nabil Ammar, defended on Saturday on France 24 the anti-migrant statements of Kaïs Saïed, deemed shocking by the African Union. The Tunisian president said on Tuesday that the presence of nationals of sub-Saharan African countries in Tunisia was a source … Read more