Libyan security forces dismantle Somali kidnapping group
Libyan security authorities have dismantled a criminal gang composed of Somali nationals accused of kidnapping, torturing, and extorting fellow Somali...
Human Trafficking
The Maghreb and migration: a European issue?
What can be said of the current handling of the migration crisis in the Maghreb? According to Maghrebi Week,...
Europe’s invisible border runs through Libya
Libyan authorities intercepted dozens of migrants off the coast of Tobruk this week, once again placing Libya at the centre...
Libyan coast guard opens fire near SeaWatch rescue mission
On 11 May, a vessel linked to the, so called, Libyan coast guard opened fire near a rescue operation conducted...
Libya’s militias and the fragmentation of the state
Since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, militias have become the central actors shaping Libya’s political, military, and economic...
Sea-Watch NGO rescue operation ends under Libyan gunfire
A new incident in the central Mediterranean has once again drawn attention to the increasingly violent dynamics surrounding migration routes...
UN: Libyans face repression, abuse and lost freedoms
While global powers strike agreements with Libya’s centers of power to secure a pole position in the exploitation of the...
Hundreds detained in Uganda amid human trafficking concerns
Ugandan authorities have detained more than 230 foreigners in a sweeping crackdown on illegal migration, officials said, as the government...
Morocco moves to strengthen anti-trafficking protections
Morocco signed a new agreement to strengthen support and protection for victims of human trafficking, Moroccan government-friendly Yabiladi and agencies...
Ethiopia: Trafficking kingpin accused of torture network arrested
Police in Ethiopia have arrested a man accused of leading a vast international human trafficking network that lured thousands of...
Zimbabwe reports 15 nationals killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Zimbabwe has said 15 of its nationals were killed after being recruited to fight for Russia in the war in...
Sentences handed over irregular Morocco-Canary Islands migration
Two people have been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison by a Spanish court for being involved in migrant crossings...
Libyan court sentences human trafficker to 30 years
A Libyan court has sentenced a convicted human trafficker to 30 years in prison, reports the Libya Gazette. The ruling...
Human trafficker gets 30-year sentence from Libyan court
Libyan authorities are signalling a tougher stance on human trafficking after a Tripoli court handed down a 30-year prison sentence,...
Iraq arrests 17 in crackdown on Russian military recruitment plot
Seventeen people have been arrested in Iraq over an alleged scheme to recruit young Iraqis into Russia’s war against Ukraine,...
