EuroMed Rights - 21/10/2024

On 8 November, Refugee in Libya alerted that a group of 18 people have been abandoned in the desert since at least 6 days. Among those people are three pregnant women and four young children.
On 28 October, a demonstration was held outside the headquarters of the Jebeniana delegation in the governorate of Sfax to protest against the presence of sub-Saharan migrants in the region. The climate between Tunisians and the migrant community is becoming increasingly tense.
On 28 October, AFP revealed that 16 bodies of suspected migrants had been found off the coast of Mahdia in eastern Tunisia over the weekend.
On 23 October, the IOM revealed in a new report that 2700 people from Tunisia have been granted asylum in several countries in recent years, underlining that the country cannot be declared safe.
On 22 October, Kais Saïd received a phone call from Meloni to congratulate him on his re-election, but also to raise the issue of migration. The Tunisian president confirmed that Tunisia was working with Italy and all its European partners to ensure the return of irregular migrants on Tunisian soil to their countries of origin.
On 22 October, Mohannad Saad Adam, a Sudanese activist, was murdered by a Tunisian in Sfax and a friend of his was seriously injured.

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