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International institutions are protesting Tunisia's racist crackdown on migrants

Published March 8, 2023 at 5:08 AM EST
Migrants camp outside the headquarters of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Tunis, on March 7, 2023. After President Kais Saied ordered "urgent measures" against irregular sub-Saharan migrants, hundreds of West Africans, evicted in recent days by landlords fearing heavy fines for hosting undocumented migrants, have flocked to their embassies in Tunis to seek repatriation.
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Migrants camp outside the headquarters of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Tunis, on March 7, 2023. After President Kais Saied ordered "urgent measures" against irregular sub-Saharan migrants, hundreds of West Africans, evicted in recent days by landlords fearing heavy fines for hosting undocumented migrants, have flocked to their embassies in Tunis to seek repatriation.

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