123 vulnerable refugees taken from Libya to Rwanda, UNHCR
UNHCR reports that 123 vulnerable refugees have been transferred from Libya to Rwanda. About 3,740 refugees are still in Libyan detention centers.
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EU breaks promise of safe passage for 50,000 refugees
The EU has delivered only three-quarters of a two-year program due to be completed by the end of October. Among those left in limbo are people evacuated from Libya on a promise of resettlement in Europe.
Nearly 300 migrants rescued by Ocean Viking, Italian coast guard
After the private rescue vessel Ocean Viking saved 176 migrants over the weekend, the Italian coast guard picked up 108 migrants Monday morning. While the coast guard brought its migrants to the southern Italian port city of Roccella, the Ocean Viking is seeking permission to take the migrants to Italy or Malta.
WorldLink: Nigeria's returning migrant moms
Groups of Nigerian women who tried to make the journey north to Europe have been forced to return south, after having been trafficked and held captive as prostitutes in Libya. Lucky to have escaped with their lives, they're trying to make the best of a difficult situation back home alone with fatherless babies. But now they say they're being punished for having "Libyan" children.
Doctor treating torture victims: 'Images that take you back to the Middle Ages'
During a visit to a hospital in Monza, northern Italy, our reporters heard terrible stories from migrants who were tortured. A surgeon there says they have treated people with "smashed hands, machete cuts, petrol burns."
Migrant deaths: 19,000 in Mediterranean in past 6 years
The Mediterranean crossing continues to be the deadliest migrant route worldwide: 19,000 migrants have been reported dead or missing since October 3, 2013. So far this year, the crossing has claimed over 1,000 victims.
Council of Europe asks EU to resume rescue operations in Mediterranean
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has called on EU member states to relaunch a naval rescue operation in the Mediterranean. The body, which is not related to the European Union, highlighted that it is the duty of EU member states "not to let people drown in the Mediterranean."
UNHCR head Grandi: more sea rescue efforts needed
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said that more than 1,000 people had died at sea in the Mediterranean in 2019 in a bid to reach Europe. The statement came on the anniversary of the shipwreck off Lampedusa on October 3, 2013.
More than 200 migrants arrive in Italy over weekend
More than 200 migrants have reportedly arrived on Italian shores over the weekend. The number of arrivals in Italy is on the rise once more.
Migrants: Libya unsafe, UNHCR tells Di Maio
UNHCR chief Grandi told the Italian foreign minister that Libya has to be ruled out as a country to send migrants back to due to ongoing conflict and the humanitarian conditions there. He stressed that letting migrants return to the North African country must be "avoided at all costs." However, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio wants to keep Libya on board as part of the solution.
Libya's coast guard rescues 71 migrants
Libya's coast guard rescued 71 migrants stuck at sea over the weekend. While none of them were hurt, some required medical attention upon their return to Libya, according to reports. The migrants have reportedly since left the care of Libyan authorities.
Report: Libyan torturers came to Italy via Sea-Watch migrant rescue vessel
An Italian newspaper claims that three of the 40 rescued migrants who came to Italy in June with German NGO ship Sea-Watch 3 ran a migrant detention center near in Libya where migrants were tortured. Police allegedly concealed their arrest, which happened on the day of their disembarkation.