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The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) has held a meeting with a group of human rights organizations in Tunis, as well as the African Union Special Representative for Libya, Wahida Al-Ayari, to discu
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The spokesman for the Libyan Naval Forces, Brigadier Ayoub Qasim, announced the rescue of approximately 250 illegal immigrants, from varying African nationalities on Wednesday.
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Italian Foreign Minister, Angelino Alfano, said on Monday that the International Organization for Migration managed with the help of the Italian government to send around 19.000 migrants back to their countries of origin in 2017
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475 illegal migrants were intercepted by Libyan Coast patrols on Monday and Tuesday, the Media Office of Coast Guard has reported.
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A high ranking security delegation made up of members of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA) arrived Sunday in Libya's capital Tripoli.
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The Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Authority said Saturday that illegal immigrants from Morocco were repatriated via Mitiga airport as part of the voluntary return program of the IOM in cooperation with Morocco.
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The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy, Lara Boldrini, said Libya and Italy’s agreement on immigration was wrong as it was done without measures to guarantee the rights of the immigrants.
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Italy said Friday it had formed a new operations room with Libya that is tasked with intercountry crimes such as smuggling and human trafficking.
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