Tunis
Place of exile, vacation, political meetings, care or business: Tunisia has become an essential territory for many Libyans since the revolution of February 17, 2011. Their presence is visible in the Tunisian streets through the plates of 'Libya' logo in black on white.
Rihab is part of the first wave of immigration.
Accused of working for a television in the pay of Gaddafi, she was kidnapped by a revolutionary militia after the fall of the Guide.
After 20 days of deprivation of liberty, she managed to escape with the help of a friend and entered Tunisia clandestinely through the desert for fear of being arrested at the border crossing.
“Today, I live in Tunisia only so as not to die in Libya.
But when you live in exile, you live without a soul ”,
explains the 35-year-old with carefully manicured nails.
Without work, she lives thanks to the solidarity of compatriots.
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