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 20 Nigel Ash

IOM says 200,000 displaced Libyans have gone home but 300,000 still have not

By Jamie Prentis. Some IDPs from Ben Jawad residents lived in the desert for three months (Photo: Fadiel Fadeal)Tunis, 19 April 2017:Some 200,000 of L...

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Mar 29 Nigel Ash

Yet more migrants drown

By Libya Herald reporters. A semi-inflated raft from which migrants disappeared (File photo)Tunis, 29 March 2017:A 16 year-old Gambian boy appears to...

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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 15 Nigel Ash

Another major loss of migrant lives

By Libya Herald reporters. Migrant craft off Libya capsizing last summer (Photo: Italian Navy).Tunis, 15 January 2017:Despite bad weather, the migrant...

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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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Migrants continued to cross the Mediterranean despite dangerous sea conditions: IOM
Nov 29 Sami Zaptia

Migrants continued to cross the Mediterranean despite dangerous sea conditions: IOM

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 November 2016: Migrants continue to cross the Mediterranean from Libya in record numbers despite dangerous sea conditions an...

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6,908 migrants in 54 boats rescued Monday in 35 rescue operations off Libyan coast
Aug 30 Sami Zaptia

6,908 migrants in 54 boats rescued Monday in 35 rescue operations off Libyan coast

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 August 2016:Nearly 7,000 migrants in 35 rescue operations were rescued 13 miles north of the Libyan coastal town of Sabratha...

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Nearly 11,000 migrants repatriated from Libya and 3,165 Mediterranean fatalities: IOM
Aug 27 Sami Zaptia

Nearly 11,000 migrants repatriated from Libya and 3,165 Mediterranean fatalities: IOM

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 August 2016:Nearly 11,000 migrants were repatriated from Libya and there were 3,165 migrant fatalities recorded in the Medit...

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Migration flows through Libya remain unchanged two years on: IOM
Jul 22 Sami Zaptia

Migration flows through Libya remain unchanged two years on: IOM

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 July 2016:Migration flows through Africa and into Libya remain unchanged after two years, despite progress in monitoring and...

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