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Around 17 bodies of irregular migrants, including a baby, have washed ashore in the Al-Alous area near Khums city east of Tripoli, the Libyan Red Crescent said on Saturday.
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The Deputy Head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mossa Al-Koni, called on the European Union (EU) to take up its moral responsibility and not return immigrants from the Mediterranean to Libya, saying in a press conf
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Ministry of Interior Khaled Mazen has refuted reports accusing Libyan security forces of using excessive force against illegal migrants caught in recent security operations launched in Gargaresh neighbourhood west of Tripoli.
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The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said six immigrants were killed and 24 others were injured at Ghout Al-Shaal in Tripoli after shooting following riot and escape attempts.
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the European Commission and the European Union countries to secure a strong international search and rescue operation to be put in place in the Mediterranean and to support all rescue
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that it has secured, in coordination with the Libyan authorities, the release of 141 refugees in Libya who were being held at the Souq Khamis Shelter,
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The Libyan Coast Guard picked up on Sunday five illegal immigrants from their wrecked boat off the Libyan coast, the Interior Ministry has said.
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The Turkish NGO Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) has launched a campaign to collect aid for more than 800 thousand people in Libya, including migrants and refugees.
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