The Latest Breaking News from Tunisia

Tunisia: Saied Rejects Racism Accusation

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2023

Tunisia’s authoritarian descent takes new turn with migrant crackdown

Immigrants living in terror after president’s racist speech – but many in country welcome strongman’s power grab

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

UK urged to seek release of Tunisian opposition figure jailed in crackdown

Daughter of Said Ferjani, who lived in UK for more than 20 years, says he has been falsely imprisoned and asks MPs to intervene

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

‘Down with the police state,’ chant thousands of protesters in Tunisia

Thousands of people marched through Tunisia's capital on Saturday, decrying an expanding crackdown on opposition voices and rising inflation as the country's largest trade union called on President Kais Saied to accept "dialogue".

France 24 · Mar 4, 2023

Tunisians protest inflation, president's squeeze on dissent

Thousands of people have marched through Tunisia’s capital to decry an expanding crackdown on opposition voices and a proposed lifting of food subsidies

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

Tunisian Union Holds Biggest Protest Yet Against Saied

Tunisia's powerful UGTT labor union rallied in the capital on Saturday in what appeared to be the biggest protest yet against President Kais Saied, staging a show of strength after his recent crackdown on opponents, Reuters reported. Many thousands of protesters filled Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the main street in central…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2023

Sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia living in 'climate of fear' after surge in racist attacks

Hundreds of sub-Saharan migrants fled Tunisia on repatriation flights Saturday after a surge in racist attacks in the North African country following a controversial speech from President President Kais Saied. As tensions reach boiling point, FRANCE 24 talked to Patrick*, a Congolese student who decided to stay despite fearing for…

France 24 · Mar 4, 2023

Trade union protests against Tunisia president after crackdown

UGTT Secretary-General Noureddine Taboubi expressed support for jailed politicians and activists.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2023

Mob attacks two Tunis shelters for LGBTQ people from sub-Saharan Africa

A mob of men wielding sticks and knives attacked a shelter for LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa on February 23. Police called to the site arrested at least eight people from sub-Saharan Africa, even though they have refugee status and are therefore legal residents in Tunisia. This…

France 24 · Mar 4, 2023

Sub-Saharan Africans desperate to leave Tunisia after attacks

Advocacy groups have documented an increase in attacks against sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2023