“In Tunisia, the policy toward immigration has been so far fuelling racist sentiment, portraying black immigrants as a source of threat.”
Tunisia is currently experiencing an economic crisis, after a decade of economic stagnation that followed the 2011 revolution. The majority of the EU funding could be contingent on an agreement being reached between Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund, though Meloni has reportedly been pushing for the IMF to relax its conditions.
Hammami added that he “absolutely” thinks the EU is supporting authoritarianism and repression. “The reason Saied is willing to work with [far-right Italian prime minister] Meloni particularly… [is] because she’s not really putting any conditions regarding democracy, she’s not talking about human rights, she’s not meeting with opposition leaders,” he said.
Italy in particular, she said, is doing “everything in its power to placate, internationally defend and monetarily support Saied’s regime in the interest of short-term stability, ie staunching migration”. “Kais Saied is using the Ben Ali playbook of getting to activists through their families, of destroying their reputation, which [Ali] did during the ‘90s,” Ferjani said, referring to the former Tunisian dictator who was ousted in 2011.
“There’s a difference between giving necessary aid to Tunisian people [and] going to Tunisia, and sitting down with Kais with smiles, and allowing him to run the show. That has huge political capital for Kais which legitimises his repressive take. The lack of support for democracy in any of the statements, the lack of concern for the human rights of people… is telling... It shows… Europe does not care about democracy.
“The world system is against us, the sub-Saharan Africans. We are still [struggling], fighting for a better life and trying to [have] a positive role in society, but the society is against us, the black race, every day.”
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New Partygate video shows Tories drink, laugh and dance to Fairytale of New YorkThe Conservatives face the threat of a new police probe as an exclusive video shows officials joking about their rule-bending Christmas bash during a Covid lockdown.
Read more »
Warner Brothers pick interesting director for new Batman movie | JOE.ieNo, this isn't The Batman Part II, this is ANOTHER Batman movie...
Read more »
Donal Skehan shares a glimpse at kitchen renovations in new home - VIP MagazineDonal Skehan has given fans a glimpse at his home renovations, sharing his plans for the most important room in the chef’s house – the kitchen. Given fans a tour on his Instagram stories, Donal explained how their kitchen work was going. Beginning: “So Kitchen has been ripped out, as you can see. It’s in … Continued
Read more »
Last Round: Has the new All-Ireland senior football group format taken off?Last Round: Has the new All-Ireland senior football group format taken off? | DeclanBogue
Read more »
I tried a new supplement - my skin feels better, my hair and nails are strongerRSVP Reader Trials: We asked three readers to test out liquid supplement Swedish Collagen Deluxe to see if it made any difference to their hair, skin and nails
Read more »
Met Eireann in new ‘heatwave’ update as maps show ‘much warmer’ weather on wayIreland has been engulfed in well-above average temperatures for much of June. Met Eireann has issued thunderstorm warnings but there is an end in sight.
Read more »