Libya: 85 percent of migrants subjected to torture
A report by the organization Doctors for Human Rights has found that 85% of migrants and refugees who reached Italy from Libya had been subjected to torture in the African country.
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Libya: What is really going on in an 'inquiry center' in Tripoli?
In mid-February, round 300 migrants were intercepted at sea by the Libyan coast guard and transferred to a detention center at Sharah Zawiya, in the south of Libya's capital Tripoli. The center has been open for at least a year. Recently, it has been taken under the control of the UN-backed government and has become accessible to the IOM.
Reproductive health care for migrant women in Libya
As the armed conflict continues in the Libyan capital Tripoli and the surrounding areas, the number of displaced has reached over 350,000 people, according to the UN. A health care center in Tripoli is offering childbirth and other services for displaced migrant and refugee women.
Council of Europe tells Italy to stop collaboration with Libya
In a letter sent to Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, the EU's human rights watchdog has once again asked Italy to suspend its collaboration activities with Libya's controversial coast guard.
Libya: 2,000 migrants held in deplorable conditions, IOM
The UN Migration Agency IOM said in a statement that over 2,000 migrants "remain detained in deplorable conditions" in Libya. They called on EU states to ensure that migrants rescued at sea are not sent back.
Ocean Viking rescues 84 people in Mediterranean
The rescue ship Ocean Viking run by SOS Mediterranee and MSF rescued 84 people on Tuesday about 71 nautical miles off the coast of Libya, the organizations reported on Twitter.
Alleged Libyan torturer arrested in southern Italy
Italian authorities have arrested a Libyan citizen after a Somali immigrant accused him of torturing people at a "Safe House" in Libya.
Mohamed from Sudan: 'I've lived on a Tripoli landfill for years'
InfoMigrants received a testimony from a Sudanese migrant in Libya who, for years, has been living on a Tripoli landfill together with nine other migrants. He accuses the United Nations of having abandoned him and sees no future for himself.
UNHCR to suspend operations at GDF in Tripoli
The UN Refugee Agency announced it will suspend its operational work at the Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF) for refugees and asylum seekers in Tripoli, Libya, amid fears “for the safety and protection of people at the facility.”
Are Turkish ships working with the Libyan coastguard in the central Mediterranean?
The rescue organization Sea-Watch says Turkey has breached human rights by handing over a group of 30 migrants to the Libyan Coast Guard in the Mediterranean.
Nearly 500 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean over weekend
The teams from two private rescue ships, the Alan Kurdi and the Ocean Viking, made several rescues over the weekend in the Mediterranean. In total, the two ships say they have 484 people on board. They are now hoping to find a safe harbor.
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.