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Libya: UN Calls for Resumption of Mediterranean Rescues After 43 Die in Shipwreck
UN News, 20 January 2021
Following another deadly shipwreck off the coast of Libya that claimed 43 lives on Monday, the UN migration and refugee agencies have called for countries to re-activate search and… Read more »
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Libya: Road to Peace Can't Bypass Justice
HRW, 13 January 2021
Armed groups that support competing Libyan governments and their international benefactors have been responsible for massive civilian casualties, displacement, and destruction… Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda Receives 130 African Asylum Seekers From Libya
East African, 31 December 2020
Rwanda has received 130 more asylum seekers who were stranded in Libya. They will stay in Rwanda until they are resettled in other countries - mainly in Europe and North America. Read more »
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Libya: To End the Killings in Libya, the Cost Balance Needs to Change
HRW, 15 December 2020
On October 20, 2011, a Libyan revolutionary commander from Misrata called me jubilantly to break the news personally that Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's long-time dictator, had finally… Read more »
UN Urges Restart of Mediterranean Rescues After Libyan Shipwreck
The United Nations migration and refugee agencies have called for countries to re-activate search and rescue operations. This comes after another deadly shipwreck off the coast of Libya that claimed 43 lives. The boat reportedly capsized due to bad sea conditions when its engine stalled, just a few hours after departure from the Libyan city of Zawra on the morning of January 19, 2021. The 10 survivors, mainly from Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana, and The Gambia, reported that those who perished were all men of West African origin.
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More than 100 migrants and refugees are feared drowned after the boats they were travelling in capsized off Libya's coast in the Mediterranean Sea. A spokesperson for the country's ... Read more »
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The six men - four Libyans and two Eritreans - head up criminal networks and militias that exploit sub-Saharan African migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean to Europe and ... Read more »
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There are fears for the safety of African migrants after armed men attacked detainees at the Qasr Ben Geshir detention centre on April 23, according to reports. About 6,000 ... Read more »
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The new transit center will have a capacity for a 1,000 people and asylum candidates will be moved to the U.N. center in Niamey in Niger, to complete their applications. Read more »
