A famous rapper from Tunisia has moved to Italy without permission because the economy in his country is getting worse.
A person, whose songs have been seen almost 15 million times on YouTube, recently took a risky boat journey to Sicily.
The news outlet Mosaique FM reported that the rapper arrived in the southern Italian city of Palermo. He had traveled with a group of migrants from his hometown, Sousse.
People on social media are sharing a video that they think shows Hassen (whose real name is Hassen Sassi) crossing the Mediterranean Sea on a little boat with other people from Tunisia. But, it has not been confirmed by anyone else.
Tunisia is facing a serious economic crisis that has forced a lot of people to do extreme things in the hope of having a better life in another country. Earlier this year, a football club from Tunisia stopped playing because 32 of its players moved to Europe.
Tunisia is now the main place where African migrants leave from when they want to go to Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea. More and more Tunisians are choosing to travel by sea on a very dangerous route for migration.
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Well known Tunisian rapper travels to Italy on vagrant pontoon
