The Libyan Cities and Tribes Conference has called for rejecting the militarization of the state and the tribe or one-man rule, stressing the need for building state institutions and ending conflicts.

Italy must suspend its support for the Libyan Coast Guard until it commits to ending abusive treatment of migrants, Human Rights Watch said on today.

In the first month of 2020, at least 70 people drowned in the Mediterranean while attempting the perilous journey to Europe, the lowest level since 2014, the start of the refugee crisis.

The United Nations said on Thursday it was suspending its services at a refugee centre in Libya over safety concerns and was evacuating the facility, as France revealed it had spotted a Turkish vessel delivering a military shipment to the war-torn country.

A UN report published today urges accountability for the 53 Tajura Detention Centre migrant deaths caused by an airstrike in July 2019. The airstrike was attributed by Tripoli at the time to pro Khalifa Hafter forces. The UN report attributes the strike to ‘‘a foreign state’’ supporting Hafter. It names …

An increase in fighting in Libya will make life even more precarious for the more than 636,000 refugees and migrants in the country, human rights activists say.

On board the Ocean Viking in the Mediterranean Sea – Kelly was eight months pregnant with twins when she climbed onto a fragile rubber boat on the shores of Libya in complete darkness.

European foreign ministers met Monday to discuss reviving a naval mission in the Mediterranean in order to enforce an arms embargo against Libya’s warring parties.

EU will be prepared in case of any migration wave from Libya amid crisis in the region, an EU official said on Wednesday, Anadolu reports.

Almost 1,000 refugees and migrants have been intercepted at sea and returned to war-ravaged Libya this year already, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).