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Hundreds of migrants flee Tunisia after president's crackdown
[NATION.AFRICA] Some 300 West African migrants were set to leave Tunisia on repatriation flights Saturday, fearful of a wave of violence since President Kais Saied delivered a controversial tirade last month.In his February 21 speech, Saied ordered officials to take "urgent measures" to tackle irregular migration, claiming without evidence that "a criminal plot" was underway "to change Tunisia's demographic makeup". Related: Kais Saied: 2023-03-01 Tunisian security forces arrested another prominent opposition figure Kais Saied: 2023-02-25 Tunisian President Criticised For Pointing Out Illegal Migration Is Designed to Change Demographics Kais Saied: 2023-02-07 Tunisia launches probe into decade-old political killings Posted by: Fred 2023-03-05 |
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