IOM: No Migrants Intercepted from Libya in a Week
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that from 28 November to 4 December, no migrants were rescued or intercepted ...
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Migrants Continue 2-Month Protest in Libyan Capital
Around 3,000 migrants and refugees spent the last couple of months camped out on the streets of Libya’s capital, Tripoli. ...
Read moreAfrican Countries Fear Repatriation of Their Migrants
On Saturday, Libya's Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali Al-Abed Al-Reda and Niger's Minister of Employment and Social Protection, Dr ...
Read moreMigrants Storm UN Refugee Office in Libyan Capital
On Wednesday, migrants stormed the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, ...
Read moreEU Denies Funding Libyan Militias to Halt Migrants
On Tuesday, European Commission (EU) Spokesman, Peter Stano said that the European Union is not funding any militias in Libya. ...
Read moreLibya-Niger Seek to Regularise Labour Migration
On Tuesday, Libya and Niger signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to protect migrant workers through effective visa issuance before ...
Read moreAre Migrants in Libya Being Sent to Unofficial Detention Facilities?
In the first seven months of 2021, more than 15,000 migrants were captured by the Libyan Coast Guard as they ...
Read moreHuman Rights Groups Demand ICC Probe Into Migrant Abuses in Libya
On Tuesday, human rights activists sent a dossier of evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC), demanding an investigation into ...
Read moreOver 200 Migrants Rescued off Libyan Coast
The Libyan Coast Guard announced the rescue of 235 African migrants, who were on board three rickety boats destined for ...
Read moreLibyan 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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