Apr 1 Nigel Ash

Japanese support for Libyan IDPs

By Libya Herald reporters. Tawerghan children outside their fragile fiberglass pipe home (Photo: Social media)Tunis, 1 April 2017:Japan is giving some...

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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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56 percent of migrants in Libya not heading for Europe: IOM
Nov 22 Sami Zaptia

56 percent of migrants in Libya not heading for Europe: IOM

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 November 2016: Most migrants in Libya want to remain in the country and do not intend to head for Europe. The revelation cam...

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A total of 14,945 rescued off Libyan seas: IOM Libya
Nov 5 Sami Zaptia

A total of 14,945 rescued off Libyan seas: IOM Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 November 2016: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Libya reports that there have been 922 migrants rescued and...

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IOM repatriates 167 Nigerien migrants from southern Libya
Nov 5 Sami Zaptia

IOM repatriates 167 Nigerien migrants from southern Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 November 2016: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced yesterday that it had assisted 167 stranded Niger...

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IOM repatriates 142 migrants from Libya to Burkina Faso
Nov 2 Sami Zaptia

IOM repatriates 142 migrants from Libya to Burkina Faso

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 November 2016: The IOM reported this week that it had assisted 142 stranded migrants from Burkina Faso return home from Libya...

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IOM voluntarily repatriates 154 Nigerian illegal migrants from Libya
Oct 11 Sami Zaptia

IOM voluntarily repatriates 154 Nigerian illegal migrants from Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 October 2016: Nigerian media reported that 154 of their nationals were voluntarily returned home from Libya yesterday. It wa...

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Migrants recall their harrowing inhumane treatment while in Libya
Aug 22 Sami Zaptia

Migrants recall their harrowing inhumane treatment while in Libya

By Sami Zaptia. London, 22 August 2016:The IOM reportss that over the past five years it has facilitated the voluntary return of thousands of migrants...

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Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 264,513, deaths at sea reach 3,151
Aug 15 Sami Zaptia

Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 264,513, deaths at sea reach 3,151

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 August 2016:IOM’s Missing Migrants Project reports migrant and refugee fatalities in the Mediterranean have already surpasse...

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Libya Coast Guard reports over 10K migrants rescued up to July 2016
Aug 5 Sami Zaptia

Libya Coast Guard reports over 10K migrants rescued up to July 2016

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 August 2016:The Libyan Coast Guard (LCG) has reported that 10,246 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast up to 28 July in...

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