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“Perpetuating Apartheid”: Sub-Saharan Africans in Sfax hunted down, attacked and forcibly deported

"Sfax bears witness to a crime against humanity". In the heart of the city, hundreds of Sub-Saharan Africans have been left to fend for themselves, after having been evicted from their homes and even assaulted. Many others have been driven into the desert in extremely inhumane conditions, amid the applause of local residents. 
21 July 2023
docusonores [{"user_id":"1473","role":"Mixing & Sound Design"},{"user_id":"1550","role":"Editorial Support"}] https://inkyfada.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Podcast-Cest-un-apartheid-assumé-À-Sfax-les-Subsahariens-chassés-agressés-et-déportés.mp3 “C’est un apartheid assumé” : À Sfax, les Subsahariens chassés, agressés et déportés | ملاحقة المهاجرين وتعنيفهم ونفيهم إلى الصحراء: "إنه الأبارتهايد" في صفاقس “C’est un apartheid assumé” : À Sfax, les Subsahariens chassés, agressés et déportés | ملاحقة المهاجرين وتعنيفهم ونفيهم إلى الصحراء: "إنه الأبارتهايد" في صفاقس
“C’est un crime contre l’humanité qui se déroule à Sfax”. Dans le centre de la ville, des centaines de Subsaharien·nes sont livrés à eux-mêmes après avoir été expulsé·es de leurs maisons, voire agressé·es. Des centaines d’autres ont été expulsé·es vers le désert, sous les applaudissements d’habitant·es, dans des conditions déplorables. Immersion.

إنها جريمة ضد الإنسانية بصدد الحدوث في صفاقس". في وسط المدينة، أُلقي بالمئات من مواطني ومواطنات بلدان جنوب الصحراء على قارعة الطريق ليواجهوا مصيرهم المعتم بمفردهم بعدما طُردوا من مساكنهم وهُوجموا وهُجّر المئات منهم إلى الصحراء في ظروف يندى لها الجبين، وسط تهليل السكان المحليين. روبرتاج صوتي.
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Haïfa Mzalouat
Mixing & Sound Design
Oussema Gaidi
Editorial Support
Emna Chebaane

Since early July, Sfax has been the stage for unprecedented acts of violence targeting sub-Saharan migrants. Aside from being subjected to verbal abuse, assaults and expulsions, the authorities have even deported them to the Libyan and Algerian borders, with no access to food or water.

Initially, the State and local authorities's silence was deafening. Then, on Saturday July 8, the President finally made a statement, declaring that migrants were being "treated humanely (...) and in alignment with Tunisia's core values." He also dismissed the existence of violence, attributing it to the dissemination of "misinformation" by certain individuals.

The violence was sparked by a rather grim incident: during the night of July 3 and 4, a group of sub-Saharan Africans allegedly stabbed a 42-year-old Tunisian man to death, according to the authorities. The incident gained widespread attention after a video was shared by local MP Tarek Mahdi. A week later, hardly any official information has been disclosed regarding the case, aside from the apprehension of three Cameroonian nationals who are believed to be involved in the murder.

In this podcast, inkyfada went to meet these migrants in Sfax to give them the space to express themselves and understand their situation. By exploring this issue, we seek to bring a better understanding of these events and shed light on the unimaginable violence suffered by these migrants, at the heart of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Tunisia.

You can find inkyfada's featured story on the same subject here:

“Perpetuating Apartheid”: Sub-Saharan Africans in Sfax hunted down, attacked and forcibly deported

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