The Latest Breaking News from Tunis

Tunisians take to the streets following President Saied's anti-migrant remarks

Hundreds gathered in Tunis on Saturday to protest against President Kais Saied's comments about migrants from sub-Saharan African countries. FRANCE 24 reporters Lilia Blaise and Hamdi Tlili spoke to several migrants, who shared their stories about being arbitrarily arrested and being the victims of racially motivated attacks.

France 24 · Feb 26, 2023

Hundreds in Tunisia protest against president’s anti-migrant clampdown

March follows Kais Saied’s allegation that undocumented sub-Saharan migrants were part of plot to change country’s culture

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023

Hundreds of protesters denounce racism in Tunisia

Hundreds of protesters in Tunisia's capital have taken to the streets to denounce racism and express solidarity towards migrants

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Tunisia Sentences Algerian-French dissident to Jail in Absentia

French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui, whose "exfiltration" via Tunisia sparked a diplomatic incident with Paris, was sentenced in absentia on Friday to three years in prison for illegally entering Tunisia, her lawyer said. Bouraoui had been banned from leaving Algeria after being sentenced to two years in jail for "offending Islam"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2023

Tunisia's Saied denies racism but repeats view that migration is a plot

The Tunisian president on Thursday repeated his assertion that an increase of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa was part of a conspiracy to change Tunisia's demographics and denied criticism by rights groups that his views were racist.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2023

Tunisia’s president calls for halt to sub-Saharan immigration amid crackdown on opposition

Kais Saied claims migrants are part of campaign to make country ‘purely African’ in move critics say is to distract from economic crisis

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Tunisia: Rights Groups Slam ‘Racist' Migrant Comments

Tunisian rights groups accused on Wednesday President Kais Saied of racism and hate speech after he said "hordes" of sub-Saharan African migrants were causing crime and posed a demographic threat. A statement from his office, decrying "a criminal plot...

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2023

Tunisia detains more dissidents amid growing crackdown

Tunisian police detained two prominent dissidents and surrounded the home of a third on Wednesday, part of an escalating crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied, who has labelled his opponents traitors and criminals.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

Tunisia’s Ghannouchi in Court Again for Incitement against Police

Rached Ghannouchi, Tunisia's former parliament speaker, appeared before an investigative judge on Tuesday to be questioned on suspicion of incitement against the police, which he and his Ennahda party deny. Ghannouchi's lawyer said the accusation was based on a complaint by police about a speech he gave last year at…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2023

Tunisian President Says Migration to Tunisia Aimed at Changing Demography

Tunisia's President Kais Saied denounced undocumented sub-Saharan African immigration to his country on Tuesday, saying in comments criticized by rights groups that it was aimed at changing Tunisia's demographic make-up. Speaking in a meeting with the National Security Council in comments the presidency later published online, Saied said the influx…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2023