Stretching across a distance of 1,300 kilometers, the Tunisian coastline is one of the country’s most treasured riches. And pollution threatens to destroy it. Every year, the Ministry of Health publishes a list of beaches where swimming is prohibited. The most obvious culprit is the National Sanitation Utility (ONAS). Water analyses indicate the presence of significant levels of fecal matter in the sea. But the government’s laissez-faire policies offer no incentive for industrial facilities to limit the pollutants they release into the environment.
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Sun, Sea and Sewage: Mass Protest in Tunis Southern Suburbs
One of the largest environmental protests Tunis has ever seen occurred on Sunday, September 12 when thousands of residents of the southern coastal suburbs formed separate human chains on their beaches in the neighborhoods of Ezzahra, Hammam Lif, Rades, Hammam Chatt and BorjCedria. They demonstrated against the daily sewage flow in their beaches where thousands swim every summer.
Sadok Ben Mhenni : Privez les prisonniers de leur liberté, mais pas de leur dignité
Sous le slogan « un festival pour tous », la direction du Festival d’Ezzahra, dont fait partie Sadok Ben Mhenni, a programmé un concert animé par des prisonniers. Prévue pour le vendredi 5 août, cette première a été annulée par le ministère de l’Intérieur pour des raisons sécuritaires. Retour sur un combat oublié par tous.