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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq A-Awsat

Tunisia: Saied Rejects Racism Accusation

Tunisian President Kais Saied

Tunisia's president denounced racism on Sunday and pointed to possible legal consequences for perpetrators 10 days after announcing a crackdown on illegal migration using language the African Union condemned as "racialized hate speech".

During a statement on Feb. 21 telling security forces to expel all illegal immigrants, President Kais Saied called migration a conspiracy to change Tunisia's demographics by making it more African and less Arab.

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