IOM: 60,000 Migrants Voluntarily Repatriated from Libya
A total of 60,000 migrants have been voluntarily repatriated from Libya to their countries of origin since 2015, the International ...
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Pope Francis Denounces EU Migration Deal with Libya
On Saturday, Pope Francis denounced the “sordid agreements” the European Union (EU) made with Libya to turn back migrants. He ...
Read moreItaly: Decrease in Number of Migrants Coming From Libya
On Wednesday, Italy Minister of Interior, Luciana Lamorgese said the flow of migrants coming from Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria has ...
Read moreUN: Migrants Abused in Libyan Detention Centers
On Monday, the Head of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, Mohamed Auajjar said that investigators had uncovered further evidence ...
Read moreUN Investigates Reports of Migrant Mass Graves in Libya
On Monday, the Head of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, Mohamed Auajjar said that investigators had uncovered further evidence ...
Read moreMigrant Bodies Wash up on Libyan Shore
On Wednesday, the bodies of around 50 migrants washed ashore in the Libyan coastal city of Sabratha, according to the ...
Read moreLibyan Ministry Briefs Amnesty International on Migrants
On Wednesday, the Libyan Ministry of Interior briefed an Amnesty International delegation on the conditions of detained migrants in the ...
Read moreSea-Watch Rescues 129 Migrants Off Libyan Coast
The German Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Sea-Watch, announced that it had rescued 129 migrants on Saturday and Sunday. The first 121 ...
Read moreItaly Arrests Smuggler after Migrants Die in Boat
On Saturday, Italy police said they had arrested an Egyptian suspected of trafficking migrants across the Mediterranean during a trip ...
Read morePope: Migrants Arriving from Libya Must be Welcomed
Pope Francis denounced the dangerous camps in Libya, where migrants and asylum seekers are detained in unsuitable conditions. “In Libya, ...
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