A Nigerian Arrested on Charges of Human Trafficking and Smuggling to Libya.
On Saturday, the police command in the Nigerian state of Katsina arrested Abu Bakr Habibu on charges of human trafficking ...
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A Human Trafficker and 66 Migrants Detected in Zuwara
On Friday, the Zuwara Security Directorate announced the detention of 66 Asian migrants during a raid on an apartment belonging ...
Read moreUNHCR: 401,836 IDPs Have Been Registered in Libya
On Friday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced the registration of 401,836 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in ...
Read moreIOM: Almost 7,000 Migrants Intercepted and Returned to Libya Since Beginning of 2020
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) revealed that 6,989 migrants have been intercepted in the Mediterranean and returned by the ...
Read moreHumanitarian Organisations Resume Rescue Operations for Migrants Off Libyan Coast
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is set to join Sea-Watch onboard their new vessel 'Sea-Watch 4', to carry out life-saving operations ...
Read moreUNHCR: 6,588 Refugees and Migrants Registered in Libya In 2020
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has registered 6,588 refugees and migrants in Libya in 2020. These have ...
Read moreIOM Returns 330 Migrants from Mediterranean to Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), announced on Tuesday, the return of 330 migrants to Libya. The migrants were intercepted ...
Read moreLibya’s Coast Guard Rescues 20 Migrants Off Mellita
Libya's Coast Guard has rescued 20 migrants attempting to reach Europe off the coast of Mellita near Zuwara, according to ...
Read moreEU Parliamentarian Calls on Europe to Assist Libya on Migrants Crisis
On Monday, the Head of the European Parliament delegation to the Maghreb region, Andrea Cozzolino, called on Europe to help ...
Read moreTunisian Navy Rescues 70 Migrants on Boat Headed to Italy
On Friday, the Tunisian navy rescued 70 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who were on a sinking rubber boat headed to ...
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