صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
At least 13 Tunisians went missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Tunisian coast, while trying to reach Italy via the Mediterranean Sea. Rescue teams were able to save two people, one of whom was transported in critical condition.
The head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, Mustafa Abdel Kabir, said that the boat sailed at dawn last Thursday, noting that one of the survivors informed the rescue personnel, who were on board a local boat, that they remained for hours at sea after the boat capsized.
Tunisia is considered one of the most prominent departure points for migrants wishing to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, but the number of departures from its coasts has declined over the past two years, in light of the Tunisian authorities tightening measures to combat irregular migration and strengthening control at maritime borders, with European support that included funding and the provision of surveillance equipment.
In a related context, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, along with dozens of human rights and humanitarian organizations, warned in a joint statement issued last July that the migration agreement concluded between the European Union and Tunisia contributed, according to the organizations, to the exacerbation of serious violations against migrants and asylum seekers inside Tunisia. These organizations called on the European Union to suspend funding for migration and border control activities in which Tunisian security forces participate.
The Tunisian authorities did not issue a comment on the statement, but they confirmed on several occasions that the country bears the bulk of the burdens of irregular migration flows. Tunisian President Kais Saied stated in 2023 that these flows aim to change the demographic composition of the country.
The Mediterranean Sea is classified as one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world, as thousands of migrants every year, coming from African and Middle Eastern countries, attempt to cross it to reach Europe, often on board boats that are overcrowded or lack safety and sailing conditions, making the journey fraught with risks of drowning and loss.
Source:My press
