Libyan Coast Guard Threatens to ‘Hijack’ Migrant Rescue Vessel
German NGO, Sea-Watch International claimed that Libya’s Coast Guard threatened to hijack the privately-run Sea-Watch 4 rescue vessel over the ...
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German Migrant-Rescue Ship Threatened by Libyan Coastguard
On Saturday, a German refugee organisation Sea-Watch posted a radio exchange between its Sea-Watch 4 rescue ship and a Libyan ...
Read more95 Nigerian Migrants Repatriated from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria (NEMA) announced the reception of a total of 95 Nigerians, who voluntarily returned ...
Read moreEritreans in Canada Protest Against Libyan Detention Centers
On Sunday, Eritreans in Canada requested help from the Canadian government after a massive crackdown on migrants was undertaken by ...
Read moreMigrants Rescued off Libyan Coast
On Thursday, Libya's Coast Guard successfully rescued 65 Egyptian migrants, who were en route to Europe. The migrants disembarked in ...
Read moreUN Experts Condemn Migrant Living Conditions in Libya
On Thursday, UN human rights experts condemned the deplorable living conditions facing migrants and asylum seekers near the Libyan-Tunisian border, ...
Read moreLibya Repatriates 172 Asylum Seekers to Niger
“The United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency, evacuated 172 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya to safety in Niger on the ...
Read moreLibya Repatriates 162 Nigerian Migrants
Libya’s Anti-Illegal Migration Agency has repatriated 163 Nigerian migrants, including women and children through Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport. The agency ...
Read moreLibyan Detention Center Guards Accused of Rape
The German newspaper, Der Spiegel reported grave human rights violations taking place in Libyan migrant detention centers. The report quoted ...
Read moreHuman Rights Watch Urges Libyan Authorities to Resolve Migrant Crisis
On Wednesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed that more than 2,000 African asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants have been camping ...
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