Tunisia Begins Migrant Pushback to Libya Following Week of Clashes
10th July 2023
The Tunisian government has defended its treatment of West African nationals transiting through the country after human rights groups reported that Tunisian authorities expelled hundreds of migrants to the Libyan border.
Tunisia is battling a summer surge of Sub-Saharan African immigration as the country’s ports and cities become major transit hubs for those wishing to enter Europe, sparking a wave of sporadic violent clashes between migrants and locals.