Migrants – Libya Update News

New ICC lawsuit implicates Libya, Italy and Malta in migrant abuse, report

|Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

New ICC lawsuit implicates Libya, Italy and Malta in migrant abuse, report

A new lawsuit filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) would implicates the Libyan authorities ...

A new lawsuit filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) would implicates the Libyan authorities in crimes against humanity over systematic abuse of migrants, while also holding italy and Mal ...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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Libya’s FM visits migrants center with controversial DCIM chief

|Date: Sunday, January 16, 2022

Libya’s FM visits migrants center with controversial DCIM chief

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush visited on Saturday a migrants' reception center in Tripoli along ...

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush visited on Saturday a migrants' reception center in Tripoli along with Mohammed Al-Khoja, a militia leader who was recently appointed to head the Department for ...

Sunday, January 16, 2022
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ECRE: 32,000 people intercepted and returned to Libya in 2021

|Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

ECRE: 32,000 people intercepted and returned to Libya in 2021

More than 32,000 people were intercepted and returned to Libya last year, revealed the European Council o ...

More than 32,000 people were intercepted and returned to Libya last year, revealed the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) in a report released on Friday. See more ...

Saturday, January 15, 2022
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MSF treats 68 migrants after mass arrest in Tripoli

|Date: Friday, January 14, 2022

MSF treats 68 migrants after mass arrest in Tripoli

A team of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has treated 68 people w ...

A team of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has treated 68 people who were injured during a mass arrest two days ago in Libya, when hundreds of migrants asking fo ...

Friday, January 14, 2022
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Over 620,000 migrants identified in Libya, says IOM

|Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022

Over 620,000 migrants identified in Libya, says IOM

International Organization for Migration (IOM) said 621,007 migrants were identified in Libya. See more: ...

International Organization for Migration (IOM) said 621,007 migrants were identified in Libya. See more: ...

Thursday, January 13, 2022
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Over 600 migrants detained in Tripoli today

|Date: Monday, January 10, 2022

Over 600 migrants detained in Tripoli today

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said more than 600 migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers were detain ...

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said more than 600 migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers were detained in front of the former Community Day Center in Tripoli early this morning. See more: ...

Monday, January 10, 2022
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Over 32,000 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya in 2021, says IOM

|Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Over 32,000 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya in 2021, says IOM

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced that 32,425 migrants were rescued or int ...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced that 32,425 migrants were rescued or intercepted at sea in 2021 and returned to Libya. See more: ...

Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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EU maritime authorities and Shell accused of complicity in Mediterranean refugee ‘pullback’

|Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

EU maritime authorities and Shell accused of complicity in Mediterranean refugee ‘pullback’

European maritime authorities and fossil fuel giant Shell were accused of complicity in sending about 70 ...

European maritime authorities and fossil fuel giant Shell were accused of complicity in sending about 70 refugees to an unsafe country today. See more: ...

Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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Hundreds of rescued migrants arrive in Italy

|Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022

Hundreds of rescued migrants arrive in Italy

Hundreds of migrants saved from boats sinking off the Libyan coast have walked ashore in southern Italy o ...

Hundreds of migrants saved from boats sinking off the Libyan coast have walked ashore in southern Italy on Saturday. See more: ...

Saturday, January 1, 2022
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UNHCR evacuate 177 asylum seekers from Libya to Niger

|Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022

UNHCR evacuate 177 asylum seekers from Libya to Niger

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has evacuated 177 asylum seekers from Libya to Niger. See more: ...

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has evacuated 177 asylum seekers from Libya to Niger. See more: ...

Saturday, January 1, 2022
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