IOM: 400 Migrants Intercepted Off Libya’s coast
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that Libya's coast guard intercepted about 400 migrants off the country's Mediterranean ...
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Italian MP Accuses Malta of Diverting Migrant Boats to Italy
Erasmo Palazzotto, a Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, claimed that around 100 migrants fled Libya in April 2020. ...
Read moreItalian MPs Propose Naval Blockade of Libya to Prevent Migrant Flow
An increase in the number of illegal migration attempts to Europe has been reported between the end of the EU’s ...
Read moreIOM Says They Have Provided Assistance to Over 34,000 People in Libya
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that during the past year it had provided assistance to more than 34,000 ...
Read moreRescue Operations in the Mediterranean Halted After Italy’s Detention of ‘Alan Kurdi’ and ‘Aita Mari’ Ships
Rescue operations for migrants off the Libyan coast were halted after Italy's detention of two rescue ships, amid criticism from ...
Read moreCovid-19 Narrows Opportunities for Migrants Afflicted by Libya’s Conflict
Faced with the spread of COVID-19 following a long spell of detentions and numerous failed crossings from Libya to Italy, ...
Read moreMigrants Fleeing Libya Stranded in Maltese Waters
According to an emergency rescue hotline service, more than 60 migrants that have fled Libya, including thirteen women and six ...
Read moreMSF: “Libya is not a Safe Place for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants”
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has claimed that “Libya is not a safe place for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants”, calling ...
Read moreIOM: Grave Concerns Over Fate of Migrants in Libya
The IOM has expressed "grave concerns" over the fate of hundreds of migrants who have been rescued at sea and ...
Read moreMalta’s Prime Minister is Under Investigation Following the Death of Five Migrants
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced on Saturday that he is under investigation for the death of at least ...
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