Jun 20 Michel Cousins

Zintani IDPs look to Presidency Council to ensure their safe return to Tripoli

By Hadi Fornaji,Tunis, 20 June 2017:The position of Zintanis seeking to return to their homes in Tripoli was discussed today by the head of the Presid...

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UN report details kidnappings, arbitrary detention, torture, mass killings and summary executions in Libyan
Jun 12 Sami Zaptia

UN report details kidnappings, arbitrary detention, torture, mass killings and summary executions in Libyan

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 June 2017:The United Nations reports of numerous cases of kidnappings, arbitrary detention, torture, sexual assault, mass ki...

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Jun 5 Michel Cousins

Seven migrants suffocate in locked van; IOM says third of million migrants in Libya but notes decline in IDPs

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 5 June 2017:At least seven African migrants suffocated to death in a parked van near to Garabulli, east of Tripoli, im...

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Apr 13 Sami Zaptia

EU agrees €90 plan to protect migrants, IDPs and improve local government management

By Jamie Prentis.The EU is to provide Euro 90 million to be spent in Libya in support for migrants and IDPs. Tunis, 13 April 2017: The EU adopted to...

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Some 240 migrants feared lost off Libya coast
Mar 24 Michel Cousins

Some 240 migrants feared lost off Libya coast

By Alessandra Bocchi.Tunis, 24 March 2016:As many as 240 migrants are feared to have drowned around 15 kilometres off the Libyan coast north of Sabrat...

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Fearful migrants crowd Guinea embassy after missed flight
Mar 17 Nigel Ash

Fearful migrants crowd Guinea embassy after missed flight

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 17 March 2017:The Guinea embassy in Tripoli’s Hay Andalous is crowded with 51 frightened migrants trapped in the building by t...

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Jan 14 Sami Zaptia

184 migrants rescued off Libyan Sea despite harsh weather conditions: IOM

By Sami Zaptia.Migrants continue to cross the Mediterranean despite dangerous conditions says the IOM (Photo: MOAS/Italian Red Cross). London, 14 Janu...

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184 migrants already rescued at sea off Libyan coast in 2017: IOM Libya
Jan 6 Sami Zaptia

184 migrants already rescued at sea off Libyan coast in 2017: IOM Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 January 2017: The International Organization for Migration Libya (IOM) has reported that already, 184 migrants have been resc...

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First sea rescues of migrants setting off from Libya in 2017: 230 saved
Jan 3 Sami Zaptia

First sea rescues of migrants setting off from Libya in 2017: 230 saved

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 January 2017: Various NGOs report that they continued in the early hours of the first day of 2017 to rescue migrants from the...

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IOM repatriates 140 Nigerians from Libya
Dec 23 Sami Zaptia

IOM repatriates 140 Nigerians from Libya

 By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 December 2016: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) assisted 140 stranded Nigerian migrants, including 83 wom...

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