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Sub-Saharan African exiles are the targets of calls for revenge in Sfax, Tunisia. The death of a Tunisian, who was allegedly stabbed by a Cameroonian migrant, has exacerbated the violence against refugees.
Blocked roads, burned tires… Sfax, Tunisia’s second city, has been plagued by violence for several days. In question, the death of a Tunisian who was allegedly stabbed by a Cameroonian migrant. People of sub-Saharan origin have been the subject of calls for revenge. The police are even accused of having expelled a hundred migrants to the Libyan border.
“We are really afraid to be here”
More than twenty associations fighting for the defense of human rights launched an appeal on Wednesday July 5. They ask “the Tunisian authorities to provide clarifications on these facts and to intervene urgently“Exiles are now seeking to leave the port city to reach Tunis, the capital. Often with the hope of finding their country of origin.”The Tunisian population is angry with all sub-Saharans […]. We’re really scared to be here“says a man.