UN Official: Migrants Will Continue to Flee Libya
Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean tweeted that, "Whether saved by NGOs at sea or not, refugees ...
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117 Nigerian Migrants Evacuated from Libya
The Nigerian Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has evacuated 117 migrants from Libya, according ...
Read moreMigrants & Smugglers Arrested in Libya
The 444th Brigade, affiliated with the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) arrested seven human traffickers and 150 migrants, and ...
Read moreMass Protests in Rome Against Libya-Italy Migration Deal
Human rights organizations demonstrated in Rome on Wednesday and Thursday, against the Italy-Libya agreement to prevent migrants and refugees from ...
Read moreIOM: Over 29,000 Migrants Died Since 2014
More than 29,000 migrants have died trying to reach Europe since 2014. Over 5,000 of these deaths have been recorded ...
Read moreNGO’s to Protest Italy-Libya Memorandum
On Monday, forty international humanitarian organizations have planned demonstrations against the Italy-Libya memorandum, in Rome's Esquilino square, on Wednesday "If ...
Read moreItalian Interior Minister Stresses Need to Strengthen Relations with Libya
The newly appointed Italian Minister of Interior, Matteo Piantedosi said that he plans to intensify relations with Libya and migrant ...
Read more94 Migrants Intercepted in East Libya
The Libyan General Administration of Security Operations announced the interception of 94 migrants on the beaches of Garabulli, east of ...
Read moreItaly to Prosecute Eritrean Human Trafficker
Italy's Police announced on Wednesday that an Eritrean fugitive, Ghebremehdhin Temesghen Ghebru, 35, is being extradited, on charges of smuggling ...
Read moreUN: Migrants in Libya Forced to Return Home
The United Nations (UN) said in a report that migrants in Libya are "subject to systematic human rights violations and ...
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