Tag: Italy

  • Stop selling Libya inflatables

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    Sale of inflatables helps smugglers. European nations urged to stop Libya’s trafficking gangs Belinda Goldsmith VIENNA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – European countries need to do more to stop illegal trade […]

  • Med migrants rescued

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    No Christmas break for the Coast Guard. Italy Rescues More Than 250 Migrants in Mediterranean Posted by Eric Haun More than 250 migrants were rescued in the central Mediterranean during the night […]

  • Libya, Italy in migrant move

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    No details were given on the location of the centre and how it would operate.  Libya and Italy bid to stop flow of migrants Aidan Lewis Libya’s UN-backed government yesterday […]

  • Migrant death investigation

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    Investigation into migrant deaths. Italy probes deaths of 26 Nigerian women from migrant boats Italian prosecutors are investigating the deaths of 26 Nigerian women – most of them teenagers – […]

  • Save the Children cuts migrant rescues

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    More bad news for migrants. Save the Children suspends migrant rescues in Mediterranean ROME (Reuters) – International humanitarian group Save the Children said on Monday it had suspended migrant rescues […]

  • MSF pull a vessel from Med

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    Reduction in migrants prompts move. Mediterranean: MSF ends mission of search and rescue boat Prudence As a consequence of a drop in the number of boats reaching international waters in […]

  • UN Med ops to continue

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    UN anti-smuggling ops to continue. Security Council re-authorizes operations to disrupt migrant smuggling off coast of Libya The Security Council today extended by one year the authorization for Member States […]

  • Italy’s Libya deal woes

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    Number of people crossing Mediterranean rises again amid power struggle between rival factions in Libyan human-trafficking port Italy’s deal to stem flow of people from Libya in danger of collapse […]

  • Libya heats up Med

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    Concerns grow over Libya’s aggressive CG and Navy. Libya threatens to seize boats from NGOs rescuing migrants Libya’s navy warned it will seize activists’ boats on migrant rescue missions that […]

  • Migrants drown off Libya

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    Militias had been stopping migrant boats off Libya. Dozens feared drowned off Libya coast At least 50 migrants are feared drowned after their boat ran out of fuel and capsized […]

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