A year on, Libya flood survivors grieve for their dead
Derna, Libya Reuters The flood that crashed through the Libyan town of Derna a year ago killed Hassan Kassar’s four children and left him homeless in a wrecked city, where reconstruction has been delayed by the political rifts dividing the country as a whole. Kassar, 69, was in Egypt shopping for his daughter’s wedding when […]
Libyan authorities dismantle human trafficking network
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Libyan authorities have dismantled a human trafficking network operating in the country’s south-west and arrested members of the group, the country’s Attorney General’s office said on its Facebook page on the weekend. Authorities arrested one of the network’s leaders and 10 members who are accused of murder, illegal detention, torture, and rape […]
Libya armed mobilisation causes concern, UN says
Tripoli, Libya Reuters The United Nations Libya mission said late on Thursday it was concerned about reports of forces mobilising in Tripoli and threats of force to resolve a crisis over control of the central bank. The mission’s deputy head, Stephanie Koury, told the UN Security Council on Monday that the political and military situations […]
Libyan court jails 12 officials over deadly floods
Benghazi, Libya Reuters A Libyan court has jailed 12 officials in connection with the collapse of a series of dams in Derna last year that killed thousands of the city’s residents, the Attorney General said on Sunday. The officials, who were responsible for managing the country’s dams, were sentenced to between nine and 27 years […]
UN probing reported mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that his office was following up on reports of a mass grave in the desert along the Libya-Tunisia border, after the bodies of at least 65 migrants were found at another site earlier this year. Volker Turk denounced widespread violations against migrants and refugees […]
Migration flows: Despite fears in Europe, no surge after Niger junta scrapped ban
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Migrant expulsions from Tunisia to Libya fuel extortion, abuse – UN briefing
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Tunisian border guards have rounded up migrants and passed them to counterparts in Libya where they have faced forced labour, extortion, torture and killing, according to a confidential UN human rights briefing seen by Reuters. The two nations are vital partners in the European Union’s efforts to stem the flow of migrants […]
Rescue charity recovers 11 bodies from sea off Libya
Rome, Italy Reuters A charity rescue ship recovered the bodies of 11 migrants off the coast of Libya on Friday after saving more than 160 people from boats close to the North African country, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) group said. MSF said its Geo Barents search and rescue vessel picked up 146 migrants in […]
Sixty migrants feared drowned crossing Mediterranean from Libya
Rome, Italy Reuters As many as 60 people are feared to have drowned on a vessel carrying migrants across the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy or Malta, the operators of a charity rescue group said on Thursday. SOS Mediterranee said it rescued 25 people in a “very weak” condition in coordination with the Italian Coast […]
Libyan leaders agree to form new unified government
Benghazi, Libya Reuters Three key Libyan leaders said on Sunday they had agreed on the “necessity” of forming a new unified government that would supervise long-delayed elections. A political process to resolve more than a decade of conflict in Libya has been stalled since an election scheduled for December, 2021, collapsed amid disputes over the […]