Almost 100 migrants rescued by Ocean Viking off Libya
On Thursday night, the Ocean Viking rescued 92 migrants, including pregnant women and children off the Libyan coast. Those rescued were "extremely weak and soaked in petrol" said the rescue team.
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Merkel meets Erdogan to discuss migration
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting Istanbul to talk with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Migration is the main focus of their talk -- from the future of the EU-Turkey migration deal to dealing with events in Libya.
Precarious truce appears to hold in Tripoli
A precarious truce in Tripoli appears to be largely holding following a conference in Berlin on Sunday, according to sources on the ground. After a few clashes were reported on Sunday night, the situation has become calm again.
EU plans to refocus 'Sophia' naval mission on Libya
Following a meeting of EU foreign ministers, the EU's foreign policy chief has said EU countries have agreed to restart the bloc's Mediterranean naval mission with a focus on enforcing an arms embargo on Libya.
What does the Libyan conference accords mean for migrants?
Representatives from the international community met the Libyan warring parties in Berlin on Sunday, January 19. The summit was intended to broker a ceasefire and lasting peace for the country. But what was agreed and what could that mean for the more than 40,000 migrants in Libya?
Ocean Viking rescues 39 migrants from wooden boat off Libyan coast
The humanitarian vessel Ocean Viking pulled to safety 39 migrants from a rickety wooden boat in the early hours of Friday morning. Almost half of the migrants are unaccompanied minors, the crew said.
Migrants recruited in Libya to fight civil war
An unknown number of migrants are being recruited in Libya to fight on both sides of the civil war, suspects the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR. That is according to reports from the German press agency dpa.
Migrants in Tripoli report 'pressure' to leave UN center
Hundreds of migrants who fled the hell of the detention centers in Tripoli have occupied the premises of the GDF, the UN transit center for evacuating vulnerable and identified refugees out of Libya, for months. They say they are now being kicked out of the center and pushed into a dangerous and conflict-torn city. The UN says the departures are voluntary.
Nearly 1,000 migrants taken back to Libya in the first two weeks of 2020
Hundreds of migrants have been picked up in the Mediterranean this month and sent back to Libya. All the migrants were taken to detention centers, where the UN migration agency IOM has warned they are at increased risk of human trafficking.
Italian priest publishes cry for help of migrants allegedly trapped in Libyan detention centers
Roman Catholic priest Father Mussie Zerai, president of the humanitarian organization Habeshia and pastor to migrants who try to arrive in Italy, sent out a dramatic 'SOS' from migrants allegedly being held in detention centers in Libya.
Two Eritrean asylum seekers shot dead in Tripoli
On January 10 a statement from UNHCR Libya confirmed that the UN Refugee Agency was "deeply saddened by the deaths of two Eritrean asylum seekers in Tripoli, Libya." The men are believed to have been shot inside their accommodation.
Norway to take 600 migrants moved from Libya camps to Rwanda
Norway says it will take 600 asylum seekers recently evacuated to Rwanda from Libyan detention centers. The Norwegian immigration minister told media that his country wants to stop the sometimes deadly smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea.