At least 13 Tunisians missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast
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- Al Jazeera
- Reuters
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At least 13 Tunisians are missing after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Tunisia while traveling toward Italy. Mostafa Abdelkebir, the head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, stated that the vessel set off early Thursday. Two people were rescued from the boat, one of whom was reported to be in critical condition. One survivor told rescuers they had been stranded at sea for hours after the vessel capsized.
Tunisia has previously served as a major departure point for migrants from across Africa attempting to reach Europe. However, the number of people attempting the crossing from Tunisia has declined sharply over the last two years due to tighter maritime controls and a crackdown supported by the European Union. The International Organization for Migration estimates that more than 35,000 people have gone missing in the Mediterranean since 2014, while the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights estimates that about 10,000 Tunisians have gone missing since 2011.
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- The reporting contextualized the event by highlighting human rights criticisms of the EU deal with Tunisia to curb migration.
- Centre
- The reporting focused strictly on the immediate facts of the missing persons and the sinking.
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