![Hundreds of citizens from the city of Zarzis, located in the south of Tunisia, participated in a peaceful march to demand to know the truth about the fate of their relatives who were lost at sea after attempting to reach Italy. There are many concerns about the shipwreck, especially since a number of the victims were buried without finding the identities of the deceased. January 6, 2023. Zarzis, Medenine, Tunisia. (Photo by Mohamed Krit/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-01-06T155928Z_294588198_MT1SIPA000QFRSXT_RTRMADP_3_SIPA-USA.jpg?quality=75&w=500)
![Hundreds of citizens from the city of Zarzis, located in the south of Tunisia, participated in a peaceful march to demand to know the truth about the fate of their relatives who were lost at sea after attempting to reach Italy. There are many concerns about the shipwreck, especially since a number of the victims were buried without finding the identities of the deceased. January 6, 2023. Zarzis, Medenine, Tunisia. (Photo by Mohamed Krit/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-01-06T155928Z_294588198_MT1SIPA000QFRSXT_RTRMADP_3_SIPA-USA.jpg?quality=75&w=500)
10:00 am EDT - 11:00 am EDT
Past Event
Tunisia is quickly replacing Libya as the primary route for people hoping to reach Europe’s shores. Along with the increase in crossings, there has been an unprecedented number of deaths at sea, requiring urgent policy responses. Meanwhile, increasing authoritarianism and inflammatory remarks from Tunisian President Kais Saied have potentially put refugees and migrants at new risk of mistreatment and violence.
On Monday, June 5, Refugees International and the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings will host a webinar to explore these issues in greater depth and offer policy recommendations to address the situation. Simultaneous translation between Arabic and English will be provided through Zoom. Viewers can submit questions though the Q&A function on Zoom and ahead of time by emailing [email protected].
Panelist
Shadi Hamid, Sharan Grewal
May 9, 2023
Steven Heydemann
July 25, 2022
Shadi Hamid
July 25, 2022