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UNHCR evacuates 172 migrants from Libya to Niger

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The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has evacuated 172 migrants out of Libya to in Niger on the evening of 4 November. It was the first evacuation flight to Niger in more than a year, after the Libyan authorities lifted a blanket ban on humanitarian flights.

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UNHCR: 92 migrants intercepted off Libya coast

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92 migrants were intercepted and brought back to Libya last night after embarking on Europe-bound journey a day earlier from the western city of Zuwara, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today.

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Attorney-General denies migrant killings in Tripoli crackdown

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Libya’s Attorney-General Siddiq Al-Sour denied that migrants were killed by security forces in Tripoli during an anti-migrant crackdown earlier this month and claimed that such reports are “false” , according to a statement released yesterday by the attorney-general’s office.

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Evacuation flights for migrants resume Libya

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that it has resumed humanitarian evacuation flights for migrants stranded in Libya after authorities suspended them for several months. The announcement comes after a massive crackdown on migrants by Libyan security forces.

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Libyan Coast Guard intercepts 198 migrants

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198 migrants aboard 2 boats were intercepted last night by the Tripoli-based coast guard and brought back to Libya where they disembarked in Zawiya and in Tripoli, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Saturday.

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