As EU elections approach, the Italian branch of SOS Mediterranee has launched a “petition to change the direction of policies on sea rescues” of migrants and refugees, the organization’s director Valeria Taurino said from a port on the Italian island of Sicily.
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International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Monday that 442 migrants had been intercepted and returned to Libya from 4 to 10 February, 2024.
Rwanda on Wednesday welcomed 153 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya, according to the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA).
The Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department on Tuesday repatriated 248 illegal migrants.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced that 755 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya from 20 to 26 August 2023.
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said 50 migrants had been intercepted and returned to Libya from 13 to 19 August 2023.
A vessel bearing the Libyan flag fired at a boat carrying 110 people in the Mediterranean on Friday afternoon, according to NGO Alarm Phone.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), expressed their deep concern for the safety and well-being of hundreds of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Tunisia, “who remain stranded in dire conditions following their removal to remote and desolate areas near the country’s borders with Libya and Algeria.”
Several NGOs in Italy have denounced European countries for their alleged role in migrant deaths in the Mediterranean Sea, emphasizing the responsibility states bear in preventing further tragedies at sea, reported InfoMigrants website.
Malta’s armed forces have refused to provide figures on migrant rescue operations requested by Times of Malta, claiming their publication could endanger national security.