IOM: Libyan Coast Guard Returns 72 Migrants to Tripoli
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported on Saturday that the Coast Guard has returned 72 migrants to Libya who ...
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Italy Tries a Captain Over “Migrants Pushback” to Libya
Press sources reported on Sunday, that the captain of an Italian-flagged ship is to be tried for allegedly forcing migrants ...
Read moreWall Street Journal Reports Torture Of Migrants by Militias in Libya
‘The Wall Street Journal’ newspaper reported the kidnapping and torture of illegal migrants in Libya by militias who blackmailed their ...
Read moreUNHCR Announces Deaths of 109 Migrants Since Beginning Of 2020
On Friday, UNHCR announced that approximately 8,600 illegal migrants had crossed the Mediterranean to reach Europe from Libya. It stated ...
Read morePope Francis Denounces The “Unimaginable Hell” of Libya’s Migrant Detention Camps
On Wednesday, Pope Francis denounced the "unimaginable hell" of migrant detention camps in Libya. This came during the celebration of ...
Read moreIOM Announces Rescuing 299 Migrants
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced the rescue of 299 migrants,who attempted to cross the Mediterranean. The IOM said ...
Read moreLibya’s GNA Labour Ministry Begins Monitoring Number of Migrants in Shelters
The Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced the creation of a committee ...
Read moreEuropean Union Pledges 455 Million Euros To Protect Migrants And Train Libyan Coast Guard
On Thursday, the European Union stated that it would allocate €455 million euros towards the protection of migrants and the ...
Read moreUN Agency: 279 Migrants Intercepted Off Libya Coast
On Saturday, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Libya announced that a total of 279 Libyan migrants have been intercepted ...
Read moreRescued Migrants Test Positive For COVID-19 Off Italy’s Coast
On Wednesday, twenty-eight migrants that had been recently rescued at sea tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Governor of ...
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