Aug 16 Michel Cousins

Spanish NGO ship detained by Libyan coastguard

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 16 August 2017:A ship belonging to Spanish migrant rescue organisation Proactiva Open Arms was arrested by the Libyan...

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Over 2,600 Mediterranean migrants saved in 22 rescue missions yesterday: Italian Coast Guard
Sep 6 Sami Zaptia

Over 2,600 Mediterranean migrants saved in 22 rescue missions yesterday: Italian Coast Guard

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 September 2016:Over 2,600 migrants in 22 rescue missions were saved while attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Libya ye...

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Migrant rescue ship attacked on the high seas
Aug 26 Nigel Ash

Migrant rescue ship attacked on the high seas

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 26 August 2016:An international migrant rescue ship was attacked and boarded in international waters, Medecins Sans Fronti...

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Aug 22 Nigel Ash

Italians arrest Benghazi "footballers" as people-smugglers: report

By Ajnadin Mustafa.A typical rickety over-crowded migrant boat (File photo)Tripoli, 22 August 2015:Two of four Libyans arrested as people smugglers by...

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Aug 4 Michel Cousins

UNHCR and IOM work to reduce Mediterranean migrant disasters from Libya

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 4 August 2015:The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migrati...

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Jul 23 Nigel Ash

Some 2,000 migrants rescued in 24 hours but at least 40 drown

By Libya Herald staff.An inflatable dinghy from which migrants were rescued last year (File photo)Tunis, 23 July 2015:Up to 40 migrants are believed t...

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May 13 Lindsey Owens

EU releases statement in response to "tragic death of migrants at sea"

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 13 May 2014:A second boat carrying hundreds of migrants en route to Europe from  Libya sank in the Mediterranean Sea ab...

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Illegal immigrant boat from Misrata sinks off Lampedusa: hundreds feared drowned
Oct 3 Michel Cousins

Illegal immigrant boat from Misrata sinks off Lampedusa: hundreds feared drowned

By Libya Herald Staff.Tripoli, 3 October 2013:Italy was in shock today after hundreds of illegal African migrants drowned when the boat they had taken...

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