Tag: Migration

216 migrants intercepted off Libyan coast

|Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2021

216 migrants intercepted off Libyan coast

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday that 216 migrants were rescued off ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday that 216 migrants were rescued off Libya’s western coast. See more ...

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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100 migrants intercepted in the Mediterranean and returned to Libya

|Date: Monday, October 18, 2021

100 migrants intercepted in the Mediterranean and returned to Libya

The Tripoli-based Naval Forces intercepted on Sunday 100 migrants of several African nationalities in the ...

The Tripoli-based Naval Forces intercepted on Sunday 100 migrants of several African nationalities in the Mediterranean and returned them to Zawiya west of Tripoli, according to the Navy Protocol and ...

Monday, October 18, 2021
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Italian captain sentenced to prison for returning migrants to Libya

|Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021

Italian captain sentenced to prison for returning migrants to Libya

An Italian court has sentenced a captain to a year in prison for handing migrants his ship's crew rescued ...

An Italian court has sentenced a captain to a year in prison for handing migrants his ship's crew rescued over to the Libyan coast guard in 2018. The incident had sparked heated debate in Italy. See m ...

Saturday, October 16, 2021
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70 migrants intercepted off Libya’s west coast

|Date: Thursday, October 14, 2021

70 migrants intercepted off Libya’s west coast

A Coast Guard patrol saved 70 migrants off Libya’s western coast, said the Tripoli-based Libyan Navy on W ...

A Coast Guard patrol saved 70 migrants off Libya’s western coast, said the Tripoli-based Libyan Navy on Wednesday. See more ...

Thursday, October 14, 2021
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UN demands inquiry into anti-migrant crackdown in Tripoli

|Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2021

UN demands inquiry into anti-migrant crackdown in Tripoli

Security forces in Tripoli used “unnecessary and disproportionate” force to detain migrants, shooting dea ...

Security forces in Tripoli used “unnecessary and disproportionate” force to detain migrants, shooting dead some of those trying to escape, the UN human rights office has said as it demanded an inquiry ...

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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177 migrants rescued, 15 dead off Libya shore

|Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2021

177 migrants rescued, 15 dead off Libya shore

177 migrants survived Monday night after the Tripoli-based Libyan Coast Guard intercepted two boats which ...

177 migrants survived Monday night after the Tripoli-based Libyan Coast Guard intercepted two boats which had set off from Zwara and Khoms the night before, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UN ...

Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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Migrants escape detention due to inadequate security, says Janzour force

|Date: Saturday, October 9, 2021

Migrants escape detention due to inadequate security, says Janzour force

Migrants held at Tripoli's Ghout al-Shaal detention center managed to escape the facility yesterday due t ...

Migrants held at Tripoli's Ghout al-Shaal detention center managed to escape the facility yesterday due to inadequate security measures, according to a security force based in the capital. See more ...

Saturday, October 9, 2021
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Libyan guards shoot six migrants dead at Tripoli detention center

|Date: Saturday, October 9, 2021

Libyan guards shoot six migrants dead at Tripoli detention center

Libyan guards shot dead six African migrants in a detention centre in Tripoli on Friday, the Internationa ...

Libyan guards shot dead six African migrants in a detention centre in Tripoli on Friday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, denouncing "terrible" living conditions in the overcro ...

Saturday, October 9, 2021
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MSF: Numbers of migrants in Libyan detention center triple in 5 days

|Date: Thursday, October 7, 2021

MSF: Numbers of migrants in Libyan detention center triple in 5 days

Due to a crackdown operation in Tripoli last week, numbers of migrants held in Libyan detention centers h ...

Due to a crackdown operation in Tripoli last week, numbers of migrants held in Libyan detention centers have tripled, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said on Wednesday in a press statement. See more ...

Thursday, October 7, 2021
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Libya launches vaccination campaign for migrants

|Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Libya launches vaccination campaign for migrants

Libya's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) coordinated with the International Organization for Mi ...

Libya's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) coordinated with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to launch a vaccination campaign for migrants held in a number of detention cente ...

Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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