IRC: Record Numbers of Migrants Intercepted at Sea and Detained in Libya in 2021
On Friday, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said that over 23,000 people have been intercepted at sea and returned to ...
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5 Syrian Migrants Drown Off Libyan Coast
On Saturday, the Syrian Houran Free Media announced that 5 Syrian migrants drowned and others are missing. This was a ...
Read more11 Egyptians Drown After Boat Capsizes Off Libyan Coast
A boat carrying young Egyptian men, trying to reach Europe, capsized in the Mediterranean off of the Libyan coast. This ...
Read more18 Migrants Drown off Libyan Coast
Agence France-Presse (AFP), reported that eighteen migrants have drowned after their boat sank off the Libyan coast, the latest tragedy ...
Read moreOne Migrant Dead, 14 Missing off Libyan Coast
On Monday, the UN Refugee Agency in Libya (UNHCR) said that at least 279 migrants were rescued off Libya’s coast, ...
Read moreUNHCR: 120 Illegal Migrants Rescued off Libyan Coast
On Sunday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that 120 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean, and ...
Read more71 Migrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast
The official spokesperson for the Chief of Staff of the Libyan Naval Forces confirmed that the coast guard managed to ...
Read more550 Migrants Rescued off Libyan Coasts and Disembarked in Sicily
On Monday, the Norwegian-flagged Ocean Viking, operated by a European network of volunteers and NGO's, managed to disembark more than ...
Read moreEU-Bound Migrant Gives Birth at Sea off Libyan Coast
The Libyan Coast Guard announced that a migrant, aboard a rubber boat en route to Europe, had given birth off ...
Read moreIOM: Over 1,000 Migrants Rescued off Libyan Coast Last Week
On Monday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced in a statement that 1,111 migrants were rescued in the central ...
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