582 Libyan migrants arrived in Italy over the last two years: IOM
By Sami Zaptia. (IOM). 17 February 2021: Libyan irregular (illegal) migrants arriving in Italy by sea totalled 582 over the ...
Tag: illegal migrants
More EU funds allocated to Libya
By Sami Zaptia. London, 3 July 2020: Yesterday, as part of the EU's global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the ...
Massacre of 30 migrants in Mizda condemned
By Sami Zaptia. London, 30 May 2020: There has been condemnation of the massacre of 30 illegal migrants in the ...
Libya will not accept the return of illegal migrants rescued at sea
By Sami Zaptia. Libya refuses to take back illegal migrants rescued off its Mediterranean Sea coast (Photo MFA). London, 23 ...
Forty-eight Egyptian illegal workers die crossing into Libya
By Libya Herald reporters. Libyan desert south of B11 Tobruk-Ajdabiya road (Photo: Asaloft) Benghazi, 8 July 2017: At least 48 ...
Op-Ed: Hate speech against migrants in media – Independent Libyan media is weak
By Sami Zaptia. Independent media are weak in a weak Libyan state (Photo: Sami Zaptia) Brussels, 26 January 2017: Within the framework ...
IOM repatriates 167 Nigerien migrants from southern Libya
By Sami Zaptia. The IOM repatriates 167 Nigeriens from southern Libya (Photo: IOM). London, 5 November 2016: The International Organization ...
IOM voluntarily repatriates 154 Nigerian illegal migrants from Libya
By Sami Zaptia. Nigerian illegal migrants voluntarily returned home by the IOM from Libya (Nigerian media). London, 11 October 2016: ...
Hungarian PM’s call for Libyan refugee city is violation of Libyan sovereignty: Women activists
By Sami Zaptia. Hungarian premier Viktor Orban has called for a city of refugees to be set up in Libya (Photo: ...
6,908 migrants in 54 boats rescued Monday in 35 rescue operations off Libyan coast
By Sami Zaptia. Nearly 7,000 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Monday (Photo: MSF) London, 30 August 2016: ...
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Follow up on project to make Libya a global digital centre
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