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EU leader under fire over suggesting refugee quotas could be scrapped

European Council's Donald Tusk says quotas have been "divisive" and "ineffective"

12/12/2017

World News

Amnesty International accuses EU of complicity in Libyan slave trade

Major report alleges European governments prefer to work with criminals rather than allow uncontrolled migrant flows into the Mediterranean.

12/12/2017

World News

Euroviews. The EU has options to beat people smuggling - just not easy ones

In addressing the smuggling issue, the EU should look for options which don't make the situation worse for its victims, writes Fabrice Langrognet.

11/12/2017

United Kingdom

Anti-slavery march calls on Libya to end "crime against African humani

Protesters gathered outside the Libyan embassy in London to demand the end of slave auctions in the North-African country on Saturday, December 9.

09/12/2017

Ivory Coast

Ivorian migrants confirm existence of Libya's migrant slave markets

Migrants returning to the Ivory Coast to be repatriated reveal the horrors of the migrant slave trade.

21/11/2017

Libya

Exclusive: Italian doctor laments Libya's 'concentration camps' for migrants

"We've seen signs of torture: gunshots, electric shocks, burns, lashes, skinning - brutal and unacceptable things," says doctor who for decades has cared for migrants arriving on the Italian island of Lampedusa.

16/11/2017

No Comment

NGO and Libyan coast guard blame each other for botched migrant rescue

Seawatch said the Libyan coast guard caused panic by "beating and threatening" the migrants. Five of them died.

07/11/2017

Italy

Migrants celebrate arrival in Italy

Hundreds of migrants sang, danced and cheered as they reached the port of Crotone in southern Italy on a NGO rescue ship.

06/11/2017

Italy

Bodies of 23 migrants recovered from Mediterranean Sea

05/11/2017

Libya

Italy breaks up a Libyan gang smuggling low quality fuel into Europe

Italian police bust a gang smuggling €30 million euros’ worth of low-quality diesel from Libya into Europe and selling it at the standard price

19/10/2017

United Kingdom

British foreign secretary in hot water again after Libya comment

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is in trouble again for undiplomatic comments about Libya.

04/10/2017

World News

UN urges governments to agree to 'legal' channels of migration

21/09/2017

No Comment

Migrant Ghanaian girl born on Spanish NGO boat during rescue

A Ghanaian woman fleeing Libya has given birth during a rescue by a Spanish NGO in the Mediterranean.

07/09/2017

Italy

Amnesty warns against 'outsourcing' migrant crisis to Libya

Arrivals from North Africa fell by more than 80 percent in August after Italy boosted cooperation with Libyan authorities. Amnesty International warns that outsourcing the fight against traffickers to Libya exposes migrants and refugees to abuse.

31/08/2017

Libya

Libya intercepts migrant boats

Nearly 500 migrants are rescued off the Tripoli coast

30/08/2017

Libya

Libyan Army performs unique rendition of God Save the Queen

The Libyan Army’s band performed a rather original rendition of the British National Anthem.

25/08/2017

Libya

Armed group stopping migrants leaving Libya

Reduced flow of migrants from Libya due to armed group stopping them. But is it risking more highly abusive detention?

22/08/2017

Libya

Migrant rescue boat threatened by Libyan coastguard in international waters

Libyan authorities contacted the crew of the Spanish NGO ship to say they would shoot them if they didn't follow orders.

16/08/2017

Libya

NGOs pull out of Mediterranean migrant rescue operations

Increasing hostilities from the Libyan authorities have led three aid groups to cease operations in the region.

15/08/2017

Libya

Migrant prison in Libya acts as deterrent to would-be asylum seekers

08/08/2017