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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published its report issued on September 24, 2021, on Libya, in which it stated that a total of 24,420 migrants and refugees were intercepted and brought back to Libya by the Libyan Coast Guard.

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The Tripoli-based Libyan Coast Guard intercepted 134 migrants on Monday evening, said the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

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More than 800 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between the 11th and 17th of this month, said spokeswoman of the International Organization of Migration (IOM) on Friday.

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The Libyan Interior Ministry announced that the Coast Guard managed to intercept 341 migrants of different nationalities, including 8 women and 9 children.
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The European Union is currently discussing a “more balanced” approach to migration in Libya, said the EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell on Monday.

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Libya’s Public Prosecution has charged a Somali man with human trafficking, murder, and assault on migrants.

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At least 130 migrants were rescued and brought back to Tripoli on Friday evening after their two boats capsized at sea, the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced on early Saturday morning.

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The International Organization for Migration (ION) in Libya announced the drowning of 392 people since the beginning of the year, and the loss of 632 people off the Libyan coast.
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279 migrants were intercepted off Libya’s coast on Monday night by the Tripoli-based Coast Guard before they were brought back to the country, the U.N. Refugee agency (UNHCR) said.

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The Libyan Coast Guard, based in Tripoli, intercepted 61 migrants on Wednesday night, the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.

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