Tag Archives: Libyan Coast Guard

A spokesman for the Libyan navy, Ayoub Qasim, on Wednesday, said that the Coast Guard rescued 132 illegal immigrants north of Al-Khums. Qasim added that the migrants, who were rescued from African nationalities, including 100 men, 22 women and 10 children, were provided with medical care and were taken to …

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned what it described as the use of “excessive” force against migrants who were stranded in the Niven ship at the port of Misurata and forcibly forced them to leave the ship. In a report published on its official website, the organization said that the …

The head of the central sector of the Coast Guard, Tawfiq Skeeb, on Wednesday, said that the evacuation mission of the cargo ship “Niven”, which was held by illegal immigrants in Misrata, was carried out accurately without obstacles after it had been ordered to break into it. In a statement …

On Friday, the border patrol of the Coast Guard rescued 110 illegal immigrants of African nationalities off the coast of Khoms. Among those rescued were 25 women and 7 children. The International Medical Corps have provided assistance to the immigrants and they were received by the Center for the shelter …

On Wednesday, a spokesman for the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police, Emmanuel Jacquet, said Wednesday that Switzerland has provided $ 1 million since last year to finance and support the IOM program to strengthen the Libyan Coast Guard capabilities. Jacque said that Switzerland had made it a priority …

On Wednesday a Libyan coast guard patrol rescued 166 illegal immigrants from different African nationalities off the coast of Castelverde. According to the media office of the Libyan Navy’s Facebook page, their rescue operation was carried out by their Sabratha boat. The Libyan Navy added that among those rescued were …

Amnesty International has accused the European Union of breaching its human rights obligations and colluding with those who violate the rights of illegal immigrants in Libya. In a report released on Tuesday the agency said that the Libyan authorities resorted to the detention of migrants in order to manage the …

Recent criticism by the UN of mishandling by the European Union and member states of the immigration crisis in Libya has triggered responses from those countries actively working to limit the arrival of illegal immigrants at their shores. At a press conference held in Italy on Wednesday with Italian Foreign …

Following the meeting of the Central Mediterranean Contact Group on Monday, Amnesty Switzerland has called on the group to make it easier for migrants to be resettled in European countries by increasing refugee quotas, allowing family reunions beyond the scope of a nuclear family, and offering humanitarian visas to migrants …

On Saturday the Libyan coast guard returned a boat carrying more than 150 illegal immigrants back to Libya – who were trying to reach Italy. According to Reuters the guards intercepted the rubber boat carrying the migrants off the coast between Khoms and Castelverde. The engine of the boat had …

On Tuesday the Libyan Coast Guard rescued 120 illegal immigrants, aboard a rubber boat about 2 miles off of the platform of #Sabratha oil field north of the city of #Zawiya. The information office of the Libyan navy said that the rescue operation was coordinated between the Coast Guard operations …

The Libyan Coast Guard rescued 299 illegal immigrants, including 40 women and 19 children, on two inflatable boats in the middle of the sea off the city of Zliten. The Libyan Navy’s Information Office released a  statement through its official Facebook page stating that the rescue operation was carried out …

The director of the General Directorate for Coast Security, Colonel Tariq Shanbour, said it was not his department’s responsibility to retrieve the bodies of migrants from the mainland; adding that their work is confined to the sea. In a press statement on Tuesday, Shanbour explained that the exhumation of the …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The first phase of the European Union’s Operation Sophia training program for the Libyan coastguard and Navy forces was completed on Monday on a Dutch vessel called the Rotterdam. The program, which began a month ago, involved training in dealing with fire hazards, avoiding damages …