Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) reported that more than 100 illegal immigrants had been shot while trying to escape smugglers, who were holding the in the West of Bani Walid, killing several of them and injuring 25 others who had been taken to the city’s general hospital. According to MSF, survivors …
Read More »MSF concerned about detention of 800 migrants in Libya
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has expressed concern about the fate of about 800 illegal immigrants held at a Zuwara housing center in difficult conditions. The organization said on its official website on Friday, these migrants have been held in inhumane conditions for more than five months without food or water …
Read More »Two Women Die of Hypothermia in Mediterranean Sea
REUTERS Two women died of hypothermia during a rescue operation over the weekend, which saved the lives of over 730 refugees, according to the humanitarian organization, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), on Sunday. The bodies of the two women were discovered in the Mediterranean Sea during the rescue mission which began …
Read More »Record Number of Refugees Arrive in Italy
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) A record number of refugees from North Africa arrived to Italy’s shores by boat this year. The Italian coastguard on Monday reported that 1,4000 refugees on 11 dinghies were rescued in the Mediterranean in addition to two small boats just off the Libyan shores. In …
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