InfoMigrants By Charlotte Oberti Published on : 2021/04/06
Hundreds of migrants trying to flee Libya by sea are intercepted by the Libyan coast guard each week. The migrants are nearly always returned to detention centres in Libya. InfoMigrants reviews this process.
Taking to the sea with the dream of escaping to Europe, only to be sent straight back to Libya. For countless migrants, attempts to cross the Mediterranean from the Libyan coast end in failure. As recently as March 31, a group of 138 migrants was intercepted off the west coast of Libya and brought back to the naval base in the capital Tripoli by the coast guard.
InfoMigrants By Benjamin Bathke Published on : 2021/03/31
The Spanish migrant rescue vessel Open Arms is still looking for a port to disembark the 217 boat migrants it has rescued since Sunday. On Tuesday, a pregnant woman and her brother were handed over to the Italian coast guard.
The crew of private rescue ship Open Arms on Tuesday (March 30) transferred a woman and her brother to the Italian coast guard for medical reasons. The woman was six months pregnant, the Spanish aid organization Open Arms tweeted.
We finished 1st medical evacuation to the Italian Coast Guard of Amina, 6 months pregnant, and her brother, after 3 days on board #Openarms