The Libyan Coast Guard, based in Tripoli, interpreted 23 migrants on Monday evening, before returning them to the Tripoli Naval Base, the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
1,788 migrants were intercepted at sea and brought back to Libya during the period of 8-14 August, the International Organization For Migration (IOM) announced on Monday.
42,210 migrants are currently registered in Libya, and only 127 of which were released from detention this year, the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) revealed on Friday.
Around 156 migrants, including one pregnant woman, were intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard before they were brought back to Libya, where they disembarked at Zawiya airport, the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
More than 600 migrants, including women and children, were intercepted off Libya’s shores on Wednesday by the Tripoli-based Libyan Coast Guards before they were returned Zawiya port (45 km west of Tripoli), according to the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR).