Hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia request voluntary return to their countries of origin | Video

Tunis, Mar 3 (EFE).- (Camera: Laura Fernández Palomo) Hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia are requesting voluntary return to their countries of origin in the face of a campaign of police arrests and harassment of the migrant population following "racist" statements made by the president, Kais Said, against this group.

FOOTAGE OF IVORIANS APPEALING TO THE EMBASSY TO BE REPATRIATED.

SOUNDBITES OF MARIE ROSE AND AN IVORIAN WHO HAS BEEN IN TUNISIA FOR THREE YEARS.

Translation:

Marie Rose:

"The situation is not very stable, we are attacked everywhere and we don't understand why. They tell us that everything is going well but there are people who are attacked. My neighbors have been attacked. We don't understand. It is as if the situation is still not stable. We live in fear all the time. That's why we came here, to go back to our country."

Ivorian after three years in Tunisia:

"We are blocked, there are fines that you have to pay your plane ticket.... It is the police who control, you cannot leave without paying (...) We are demotivated here, we want to go back to our country".

Metadata

Date: 03/03/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 119 seconds
Reference: 7001243709
Relevance: Normal