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Armed militias endanger and exploit people fleeing Libya – with E.U. support
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Armed militias endanger and exploit people fleeing Libya – with E.U. support

ByEyes on Trafficking News

“Get away from Libyan territorial (waters), otherwise we’ll shoot you by SAM (surface-to-air) missiles,” German doctor Leona Blankenstein heard from a vessel that had been given to the so-called Libyan Coast Guard by Italy as she flew above a migrant boat in Maltese waters on October 25. Charity organizations providing search and rescue in the Central…

Migrant Rescue NGOs Call For EU Help – Africanews
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Migrant Rescue NGOs Call For EU Help – Africanews

ByEyes on Trafficking News

NGOs operating rescue boats in the Mediterranean called Wednesday for the EU to resume search and rescue activities to help them respond to the summer influx of migrants. SOS Mediterranee, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Sea-Watch have been recovering thousands of people in overcrowded boats between North Africa and Italy in recent weeks. In a…