Tag: Migration

Italy launches investigation against Libyan Coast Guards over shooting migrant boat

|Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Italy launches investigation against Libyan Coast Guards over shooting migrant boat

Italy launched an investigation against the Libyan Coast Guards after footage emerged last week, which ap ...

Italy launched an investigation against the Libyan Coast Guards after footage emerged last week, which appeared to show the guards firing shots on a boat full of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. See ...

Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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Libyan officials discuss migration memoranda of understanding signed with Italy and Malta

|Date: Monday, July 5, 2021

Libyan officials discuss migration memoranda of understanding signed with Italy and Malta

Libyan Minister of State for Migration Affairs, Ijdid Maatouq, discussed, with the Director of the Genera ...

Libyan Minister of State for Migration Affairs, Ijdid Maatouq, discussed, with the Director of the General Department of Coastal Security at the Interior Ministry, the problems and obstacles they face ...

Monday, July 5, 2021
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Libyan Coast Guards intercept over 250 migrants, says UNHCR

|Date: Monday, July 5, 2021

Libyan Coast Guards intercept over 250 migrants, says UNHCR

The Libyan Coast Guards intercepted on early Monday morning over 250 migrants who set off to cross Libya' ...

The Libyan Coast Guards intercepted on early Monday morning over 250 migrants who set off to cross Libya's shore and reach Europe, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). See more ...

Monday, July 5, 2021
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Libyan Coast Guard intercepts 120 migrants, says UNHCR

|Date: Saturday, July 3, 2021

Libyan Coast Guard intercepts 120 migrants, says UNHCR

Over 120 migrants were returned to Tripoli on Saturday evening after being intercepted by the Libyan Coa ...

Over 120 migrants were returned to Tripoli on Saturday evening after being intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guards, the UN refugee agency said. See more ...

Saturday, July 3, 2021
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43 migrants drowned off Tunisia coast

|Date: Saturday, July 3, 2021

43 migrants drowned off Tunisia coast

Forty three migrants have drowned after their boat sank off Tunisia, the Tunisian Red Crescent said on Sa ...

Forty three migrants have drowned after their boat sank off Tunisia, the Tunisian Red Crescent said on Saturday. The migrants had set off from the Libyan port of Zuwara and were attempting to cross th ...

Saturday, July 3, 2021
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Libyan navy intercepts and returns 70 migrants

|Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Libyan navy intercepts and returns 70 migrants

TRIPOLI - 70 migrants were intercepted off Tripoli’s shores by the Libyan navy before they were returned ...

TRIPOLI - 70 migrants were intercepted off Tripoli’s shores by the Libyan navy before they were returned to Libya, according to a statement by the navy on Wednesday. The migrants were disembarked at T ...

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Violence towards refugees at Libyan detention centres forces MSF to pull out

|Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021

Violence towards refugees at Libyan detention centres forces MSF to pull out

TRIPOLI - Increasing violence towards refugees and migrants held in Libyan detention centers has forced M ...

TRIPOLI - Increasing violence towards refugees and migrants held in Libyan detention centers has forced Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend its operations at two facilities, the medical charity ...

Thursday, June 24, 2021
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IOM: More than 1,600 migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week

|Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021

IOM: More than 1,600 migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week

TRIPOLI - Nearly 1,600 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast and returned to Libya, the Inte ...

TRIPOLI - Nearly 1,600 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast and returned to Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday. "In the period of 13-19 June, 1,594 mig ...

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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Italy announces humanitarian corridor to bring 500 migrants from Libya

|Date: Friday, June 18, 2021

Italy announces humanitarian corridor to bring 500 migrants from Libya

ROME - Italy is to sign a protocol to bring 500 migrants from Libya to Italy. The move was announced by t ...

ROME - Italy is to sign a protocol to bring 500 migrants from Libya to Italy. The move was announced by the Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese during a conference in Rome called "Governing Mi ...

Friday, June 18, 2021
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IOM, UNHCR: Rescued migrants should not be returned to Libya

|Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021

IOM, UNHCR: Rescued migrants should not be returned to Libya

GENEVA - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reiterated ...

GENEVA - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reiterated that migrants and refugees should not be returned to Libya after being rescued at sea. IOM and ...

Thursday, June 17, 2021
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