12,338 migrants intercepted at sea and returned to Libya up to 12 July: IOM
Jul 17 Sami Zaptia

12,338 migrants intercepted at sea and returned to Libya up to 12 July: IOM

In its Libya Weekly Central Mediterranean Update published last Monday 14 July, the UN’s IOM reported that, up to 12 July, a total of 12,338 migrants...

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Oct 4 Sami Zaptia

UN extremely concerned about reports of killing and excessive force against migrants and asylum seekers in state-security Tripoli raids

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 October 2021: The UN said on Saturday that it was extremely concerned about reports of killing and excessive use of force aga...

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Serraj government creaking under pressure: with electricity blackouts, water cuts, youth fleeing to Europe and demonstrating, and municipalities calling for immediate action
Aug 22 Sami Zaptia

Serraj government creaking under pressure: with electricity blackouts, water cuts, youth fleeing to Europe and demonstrating, and municipalities calling for immediate action

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 August 2020:The internationally recognized Libyan government of Faiez Serraj, based in the capital Tripoli, is creaking unde...

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Jun 8 Sami Zaptia

UN imposes unprecedented sanctions on six Libya human traffickers

By Sami Zaptia.The UN Security Council imposed sanctions yesterday on six human traffickers and smugglers operating through Libya (File photo)London,...

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Six arrested in connection with migrant torture footage
Jan 24 Sami Zaptia

Six arrested in connection with migrant torture footage

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 24 January 2018:Authorities in western Libya have arrested a group accused of being involved in the recent viral videos showin...

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Over 100 migrants rescued east of Tripoli
Dec 13 Michel Cousins

Over 100 migrants rescued east of Tripoli

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 13 December 2017:Some 113 migrants, all from sub-Saharan Africa, were rescued by the Tripoli coastguard today when t...

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EU consciously complicit in migrant torture claims Amnesty International
Dec 12 Michel Cousins

EU consciously complicit in migrant torture claims Amnesty International

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 12 December 2017:Amnesty International has accused European governments of being “knowingly complicit” in the torture...

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Merkel calls on Serraj to ensure greater humanitarian assistance in detention centres
Dec 8 Michel Cousins

Merkel calls on Serraj to ensure greater humanitarian assistance in detention centres

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 8 December 2017:German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the Presidency Council (PC) to allow humanitarian organisations...

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Migration and alleged slavery in Libya the focus of EU-Africa summit
Nov 30 Michel Cousins

Migration and alleged slavery in Libya the focus of EU-Africa summit

By Libya Herald reporter. Serraj at the AU-EU summit (Photo: PC media office)Tunis, 30 November 2017:Presidency Council head Faiez Serraj has said tha...

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Serraj in Abidjan for AU-EU summit
Nov 28 Michel Cousins

Serraj in Abidjan for AU-EU summit

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 28 November 2017:Presidency Council (PC) head Faiez Serraj and an accompanying delegation flew to the Ivory Coast capi...

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