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Tunisia: 'It Is Unacceptable to Invite Foreigners to Demonstrate in Tunisia,' Says President Saied
Tunis Afrique Presse, 3 March 2023
"It is unacceptable to invite foreigners to demonstrate in Tunisia", President Kais Saied said Friday in reference to the workers' rally and march planned by the Tunisian General… Read more »
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Tunisia: Racist Attacks, Criticism of President Mount After Controversial Remarks
VOA, 2 March 2023
Sub-Saharan African migrants are leaving Tunisia amid an increase in racist attacks, following controversial comments by the country's president, Kais Saied. Read more »
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African Union, 24 February 2023
24 February 2023: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E. Moussa Faki MAHAMAT strongly condemns the shocking statement issued by Tunisian authorities targeting fellow… Read more »
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Tunisia: President Kais Saied's Remarks on 'Irregular African Migrants' Condemned
Tunis Afrique Presse, 22 February 2023
Civil society groups in Tunisia, on Wednesday, spoke out against what they call "inciting speech" of president Kais Saied against migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »
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North Africa: Moroccans Deeply Shocked By Tunisia's President's Remarks
MAP, 22 February 2023
Tunisian President Kais Saied has made extremely hateful and racist remarks against African migrants who arrive in his country on their way to Europe. Read more »
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Tunisia: Govt to Deport Asylum Seekers, 12 Years Later
RFI, 26 December 2022
A Tunisian rights group has condemned a "repressive and inhumane" government decision to deport a group of migrants who had been evacuated from a defunct refugee camp. Read more »
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Tunisia: Many Leaving Tunisia As Democracy Unravels, Economy Flounders
VOA, 29 December 2022
The photo of 15-year-old Walid Zreidat stares out from a banner, a serious-looking youngster with bright brown eyes and a Levi's T-shirt. Flanking him are those of 17 other… Read more »
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Tunisia: Instead of Migrating to EU, Tunisians Build New Lives in Other Parts of Africa
DW, 10 August 2022
Insaf Boughdiri is happy to participate in Rwanda's monthly Umuganda national holiday, which brings together ordinary citizens to clean streets and tend to public spaces.… Read more »
Racist Attacks Increase After Tunisian President's Remarks
Sub-Saharan African migrants are leaving Tunisia amid an increase in racist attacks, Voice of America reports. This follows controversial comments by the country's president, Kais Saied.
Saied called for urgent measures against what he called "hordes" of sub-Saharan migrants. He urged Tunisian security forces to halt illegal immigration and has described the migrant influx as a conspiracy to change the North African country's democratic makeup.
Saied and his government deny his remarks were racist.
Saied's remarks have sparked an uproar and criticism from the African Union. Hundreds protested in Tunis on February 25.
