Human rights groups have criticised a deal between Italy and Libya aimed at curbing migration. They say it has led to even more appalling conditions for people hoping to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
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Libya Attorney General’s Office: Fuel smuggling lost Libya millions of dollars
Libya’s top prosecutor says criminal groups are smuggling Libyan fuel on board fishing vessels to Europe.
Read More »US sanctions Libya oil smugglers
The United States has issued a new round of sanctions targeting oil smugglers in Libya aimed at blocking exploitation of natural resources that is driving instability, the US Treasury Department said on Monday.
Read More »Special Deterrence Force raids Sahara Bank in Al-Maya
Tripoli-based Special Deterrence Force (SDF) attacked on Wednesday the Sahara Bank in the coastal district of Al-Maya in Wershiffana, some 27 west of Tripoli, and killed commander of the armed group controlling the bank.
Read More »Migration from Libya down but threat of torture, death remains
Despite the European Union and Libya cutting a deal last February to prevent people from making the perilous journey to Europe, over 3,000 migrants and refugees perished at sea in 2017. A year later, Libya holds thousands of migrants captive under terrible conditions while others still die at sea, according to an Oxfam report published …
Read More »At least 23 African migrants die in truck crash in central Libya
At least 23 illegal migrants were killed and 124 were injured as the truck that was smuggling them on the road to the south of Bani Walid town crashed.
Read More »NOC commends Attorney General’s issue of arrest warrants for 144 suspected fuel smugglers
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has commended the Attorney General’s decision to issue arrest warrants for more than 144 accused fuel smugglers in the western region of Libya.
Read More »Slavery in Libya: Life inside a container
In recent months, it has been revealed that African migrants and refugees have been sold in open markets as slaves in Libya, and are held against their will in inhumane conditions in exchange for ransom money.
Read More »Kidnapped Sudanese migrants freed after Libya busts people-smuggling ring
The Libyan authorities on Tuesday freed a group of Sudanese migrants that were being held and tortured by suspected human trafficking gangs.
Read More »African Union to investigate videos of Sudanese tortured in Libya
The African Union (AU) announced on Sunday that it will investigate recent videos showing Sudanese citizens being tortured in Libya.
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