A series of reports on the Italian online news website Fanpage.it since early November allege that the Tunisian coast guard “deliberately rammed a boat filled with 80 migrants,” potentially causing the deaths of 52 people. It is a charge the Tunisian coast guard vehemently denies.
During the night of November 7-8, off the coast of Tunisia, a boat carrying around 80 migrants is reported to have been “rammed” by the Tunisian coast guard until it “capsized” and around 52 people drowned.
The rest of the group “were deported to the desert or sold to the Libyans”, reports the Italian news website Fanpage.it, which regularly reports on migrant stories. The latest article on the website, dated November 19, is one of a series since the events are alleged to have taken place. The reports are based on testimonies from survivors of this and similar alleged incidents, and posts from the NGO Refugees in Libya, whose founder now lives in Italy.
