Policy brief - the acceptance of Tunisian returnees from a social point of view
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2019-07
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Maghreb Economic Forum
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Because Tunisians constitute one of the largest contingents of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) in Iraq, Syria, and Libya, Tunisia expects an influx of returning FTFs. Moreover, due to Article 25 of Tunisia’s Constitution, returnees cannot be denied re-entrance. Security approaches are based around counter-terrorism law (2015) where returnees are viewed as an immediate threat to public safety. This policy brief suggests ways in which they can be successfully re-integrated. The Addressing Violent Extremism (AVE) approach stipulates that programs must be contextualized to regional and local conditions; community-oriented; modified by evaluative data; and guided by a national strategy.
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EXTREMISM, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, TERRORISM, REPATRIATION, VIOLENCE, HUMAN SECURITY, STATE SECURITY, TUNISIA, NORTH OF SAHARA