Des moteurs confisqués, des canots laissés à la dérive, des manœuvres dangereuses provoquant la panique à bord… Les témoignages faisant état des pratiques violentes des gardes-côtes tunisiens à l’encontre des migrants qui tentent de rejoindre
Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think – who’s behind it and how it could be controlled
Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news. In March 2023, a Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical middleman were found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot after they
Migrant numbers are rising: conflict, climate and harassment are forcing tens of millions to leave their homes
The number of forcibly displaced people increased to 108 million in 2022 and is expected to reach 117 million by the end of 2023, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Of these, just
How Europe’s migration fears bolster Tunisia’s autocracy
Analysis: The EU is offering a huge financial aid package to Tunisia in return for stopping migration, with Kais Saied taking full advantage of Europe’s fears. How much are the borders of a country worth?
En deux mois de guerre au Soudan : 2,5 millions de déplacés et réfugiés
Plus de deux mois de guerre entre armée et paramilitaires ont forcé plus de 2,5 millions de personnes à fuir leur maison au Soudan, notamment au Darfour où les corps jonchent les rues, alerte l’ONU
Crise. Le Tchad débordé par l’afflux des réfugiés soudanais
Le conflit entre généraux au Soudan voisin a provoqué l’arrivée au Tchad d’au moins 116 000 exilés supplémentaires, selon le HCR, l’organe de l’ONU, qui célèbre ce 20 juin la Journée mondiale des réfugiés. Mais
Le président tunisien, Kaïs Saïed, s’oppose au nouveau pacte migratoire de l’Union européenne
« La Tunisie refuse d’être un pays de transit ou un lieu d’établissement », a déclaré le chef de l’Etat, alors que Bruxelles veut pouvoir y renvoyer des migrants d’autres nationalités. « La Tunisie n’est
Khartoum under siege as fighting spreads across Sudan
Battles have been raging in Sudan’s war-torn capital of Khartoum since last Tuesday with no sign of the violence abating. Other regions are also experiencing prolonged battles, especially Darfur. Witnesses described “the sound of heavy
As new conflict unleashes Darfur’s old demons, those who can flee to Chad
‘If you have nothing to give them, they will kill you.’ As clashes continue between the military forces vying for political power in Khartoum, some of Sudan’s worst violence has taken place in the western
A Crisis within a Crisis: Border and Immigration Restrictions in The Sudan Emergency
The world hasn’t learned much from COVID-19, despite it being a wake-up call. The pandemic was meant to make us realize that we’re all vulnerable and interconnected as a species, regardless of whether we acknowledge