Tag: Libya
Libya: EU sanctions 6 people for human trafficking
The European Union imposed sanctions on six people involved in human trafficking and migrant smuggling in Libya, the Council of…
Libya set to release detained officials of Gaddafi
Libya has set plans in motion for the release of detained officials of the former regime led by Muammar Gaddafi…
Libya: UN calls for credible elections
The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for credible and inclusive elections in Libya and welcomed the outcome of an…
Libya: Traffickers kill 12 fleeing captivity
Human traffickers in Libya killed 12 people and wounded many others after some 200 Eritrean, Ethiopians, and Somalis — held…
186 more Nigerians evacuated from Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) have evacuated 186 more Nigerians from Libya.
Libya holds Iftar feast for illegal immigrants
The Libyan immigration department on Wednesday held a Ramadan Iftar feast for nearly 1,300 illegal immigrants inside a reception centre…
Libyan factions agree to Dec. 10 elections at Paris talks
Rival Libyan factions have agreed to a Dec. 10 election date that would create a political framework to end the…
140 East African migrants escape from captors in Libya – UN
The UN said 140 East African migrants escaped from smugglers holding them captive near the Libyan town of Bani Walid.
Russia delays UN sanctions on Libya human-trafficking leaders
Russia has delayed a western proposal for a UN Security Council committee to blacklist six accused leaders of human trafficking…
100 Edo secondary students trafficked to Libya in 4 months
No fewer than 100 students of Idogbo Secondary School, Benin, have been trafficked to Libya in the last four months.
Libya: IOM facilitates repatriation of 706 Ghanaians
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says it has facilitated the safe return of 706 Ghanaians from detention camps in…
Libya unveals plan to confront illegal immigration
The Libya Government is to implement an integrated plan involving all security services to confront illegal migration through sea and…
UN resumes evacuations of migrants from Libya to Niger
The UN on Wednesday resumed evacuations of migrants from Libya with a flight of 132 mostly Eritrean refugees and asylum…
Video, Photos: 17 Nigerian migrants sue Italy for returning them to Libya
Seventeen Nigerian migrants who survived a deadly sea crossing last year have filed a lawsuit against Italy for violating their…
Bodies of 11 migrants recovered from sea
Libyan coastguards recovered the bodies of 11 migrants who died off Libya’s western shore during an attempted crossing to Italy…