Libya has released a man described as “one of the world’s most wanted human traffickers”, just months after he was arrested in connection with the deaths of dozens of migrants by drowning.
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Foreign Ministry: Resettling migrants in Libya is not up for debate
Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry Mahmoud Tlisi, has reiterated that Libya would not be a resettlement country for migrants.
Read More »Operation IRINI: Libyan coastguards didn’t commit human rights
The commander of the European Union’s (EU) Operation IRINI, Fabio Agostini, has confirmed to Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, that Libyan coastguards who were trained by the EU have not committed human rights violations against illegal immigrants.
Read More »Immigrant killed, two injured in Libya detention center
Doctors without Borders (MSF) said one illegal immigrant was killed and two others were injured in gunshots fired inside a detention center in Tripoli.
Read More »EU Migration Pact reflects a shared commitment to refugees: keeping them out at all costs
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, several reports and NGOs have warned that refugees on European soil would be at higher risk of infection due to living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, making it impossible to comply with social distancing rules.
Read More »UNCHR: More than 4000 migrants rescued and returned to Libya this year alone
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) announced this week that more than 4000 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Libya and returned to the country since the start of 2021.
Read More »Shipwreck leads to at least five deaths off Libyan coast
At least five people died in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya on Tuesday night. Mediterranean crossings are continuing from Libya, despite persistent dangers.
Read More »Hundreds of migrants intercepted off the coast of Libya
At least 480 migrants were intercepted off Libya by local coast guard forces over the weekend, according to the United Nations’ migration agency.
Read More »Libyan Navy rescues 132 immigrants off Tripoli coast
Libyan Navy forces rescued Saturday 132 illegal immigrants, mostly African, on a dinghy en route to European shores.
Read More »Dozens die in migrant ship fire off Libya: charity
Roughly 60 migrants are presumed dead after their boat engine caught fire off the Libyan coast during an attempted Mediterranean crossing, a rescue charity said on on Tuesday.
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