Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on the US.
All the victims and those rescued were from sub-Saharan African countries, says director of civil protection in Sfax.
The US military has released Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison camp.
Transfer from the US military prison is the fourth in two weeks by the outgoing Biden administration.
Coastguard rescues 27 people on the boat when it broke down and took on water due to bad weather.
Samples have been taken to identify the bodies of the migrants and refugees ‘due to the extent of decomposition’.
Tunisia’s president Kais Saied has won the presidential election by a landslide but with a historically low turnout.
Preliminary results show Saied winning 90.7 percent of the vote with 28.8 percent turnout, revealing deep divisions.
Saied takes 90.7 percent of the vote on 28.8 percent turnout, commission says.
The incumbent in the lead with 89.2 percent of votes with voter turnout in Sunday’s election at 28 percent.
Tunisians are voting in an election that few doubt will return President Kais Saied to power for a second term.
Nearly 28 percent turnout in Tunisia presidential vote as Saied is likely to win after clamping down on rivals.
And what is the political climate in the country under the leadership of President Kais Saied?
![Tunisians take part in a protest against President Kais Saied on Friday, September 13, 2024 on Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the capital, Tunis. A banner in Arabic reads 'Where is sugar? Where is oil? Where is freedom? Where is democracy?' [Anis Mili/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP24257738458190-1728118191.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Just two candidates, one recently jailed, have been approved to challenge incumbent Kais Saied in the October 6 poll.
![An electoral campaign poster of Tunisia's President and presidential candidate Kais Saied is pictured on a wall in Tunis, Tunisia on October 2, 2024 [Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-03T093730Z_353222978_RC2GCAAUR9F5_RTRMADP_3_TUNISIA-ELECTION-POLITICS-1728022626.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)