The Libyan Navy said on Wednesday it had rescued 90 irregular migrants including seven women off the Khoms town, some 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of the capital Tripoli, Anadolu reports.
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189 migrants evacuated from Libya to Rwanda, UNHCR says
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday that 189 refugees had been evacuated from Libya to Rwanda.
Read More »The U.N. Is Leaving Migrants to Die in Libya
The European Union is funding the Libyan coast guard to keep migrants out of Europe and detain them in a failed state—and that leaves them at the mercy of militias and human traffickers.
Read More »31 Europe-bound migrants intercepted by Libyan coastguards
Libya’s coast guard has intercepted 31 Europe-bound illegal migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast.
Read More »Death toll in Mediterranean tops 1,000 for 6th year
More than 1,000 migrants and refugees have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the sixth year in a row that this “bleak milestone” has been reached, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Read More »Libyan coastguards deny reports of drowned migrants
The Libyan coastguards on Sunday denied reports about more than 50 illegal immigrants drowning off the country’s coast.
Read More »Sudanese stuck in improvised camp in Libya
Since April, about 19 families, mostly Sudanese from Darfur, have been taking refuge in an improvised camp.
Read More »UN: Boat with over 50 people capsizes off Libyan coast
A boat with more than 50 people on board has capsized off the Libyan coast, the United Nations said on Saturday, the latest accident involving migrants trying to reach Europe.
Read More »For refugees trapped in Libya, a flight out of danger
Many suffered human rights abuses, including beatings, extortion and rape during their time held in detention centres. Others risked being sold into slavery by traffickers and even death in desperate attempts to cross the Mediterranean or through being caught up in the ongoing fighting.
Read More »Libya coastguard pick up hundreds of migrants near Tripoli
The Libyan Coast Guard intercepted 493 migrants, including 28 women and five children, in six operations this week near the capital Tripoli.
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