Families urge Tunisia to release detained pro-migrant activists

Families urge Tunisia to release detained pro-migrant activists

The families of detained Tunisian pro-migrant and anti-racism activists, imprisoned since May, launched an appeal on Tuesday for their release. Romdhane Ben Amor, the head of FTDES, an NGO, said the 10 detainees' organisations "were engaged in humanitarian work, not political advocacy". The authorities, however, "criminalised their actions", he said at a press conference. The aim, Ben Amor said, was to "further weaken migrants and refugees and t…