For two years now, the number of shipwrecks and disappearances of boats of people on the move trying to reach Italy happening close to the Tunisian coast has been increasing. According to figures from the FTDES (Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights), between the beginning of the year and the end of November 2022, […]
TUNISIA
Tunisia is a candidate to be the next regional disembarkation platform. It is defined as a safe haven for migrant boats rejected in the Mediterranean. Unfortunately, the conditions of reception and detention of foreign citizens and refugees, many of them rejected from Libya, are unclearly managed by international agencies and by the government itself.
The strong man for a safe country: the “new” Tunisia of Mr Kais Saied
By Lorenzo Figoni Starting from the decision made on the 25th of July 2021 by the President of the Republic, the Tunisian Mr Kais Saied, to suspend the Parliament’s activity, Tunisia has entered into a vortex of deep changes. The decision is part of a panorama where Tunisia is already in difficulty, with a country […]
Strengthening the operational capacities of Tunisian authorities in monitoring the maritime borders: 8 million from the Rewarding Fund for Repatriation Policies
Answers to the civic accesses requested by some ASGI members to the Italian Ministry of Foreing Affairs (MfA) The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has signed a technical agreement on 9 December 2020 with the UN Office for Services and Projects (UNOPS) to implement the “Support to Tunisia’s border control and management of migration flows” […]
The denied knowledge: two phases in the violation of the right to information to implement illegal pushbacks
By Martina Cociglio and Lorenzo Figoni Once migrants have arrived in their country of destination, receiving an appropriate information session on their rights is a fundamental instrument for them to have access to a regularization process. In our legal system this right is established in several provisions including Article 8 of the 2013/32/EU Directive, Articles […]
Italy-Tunisia repatriation agreements: as numbers of enforced removals rise, much is still to be known
By Martina Cociglio, Lorenzo Figoni and Marina Mattirolo “I have never seen so many Tunisian nationals repatriated so quickly from the removal centre (CPR) in Turin”, ASGI lawyer Maurizio Veglio notes. “Everything happens in a very short time. They enter a removal centre, are taken before a Justice of the Peace and, within a few […]
Pressure from the Italian government for a “framework agreement” to step up repatriation of Tunisian citizens
On 6 November 2019 representatives of the Foreign Ministries of Italy and Tunisia met in Rome to negotiate a “framework agreement on migration and development”, with the aim of reaching a concerted management of flows and consolidating collaboration on the return of migrants irregular Tunisians.
