Day: September 14, 2020

Tunisian film ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’ wins at Venice Film Festival

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The Man Who Sold His Skin, written and directed by Tunisian director and screenwriter Kaouther Ben Hania has won twin awards in the Orizzonti section of the 77th Venice Film Festival. The film won the Edipo Re Award which is one of the festival’s collateral awards. Syrian actor Yahya Mahayni won the Orizzonti Prize for Best Actor for his role in the film. The film revolves around Sam Ali, a young sensitive and impulsive Syrian who left his country for Lebanon to escape the war. To be able to travel…

Over 2,230 Tunisians reach Italy illegally in August

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Over 2,235 Tunisian migrants reached Italy’s coasts illegally in August, the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) said in a report released on September 10. 7,890 is the total number of Tunisians who landed in Italy illegally between January 1 and August 31, 2020. The number of arrivals increased from July when 445 Tunisian migrants were reported to have reached Italy.  In the report, the FTDES revealed that despite tighter security in coastal areas, illegal crossings have been rising steadily compared to 2018 and 2019.  Between January 1…