New migrants deaths in Libya as Italy and EU push border deals
The ongoing migration crisis in the Central Mediterranean has claimed more lives. As reported by Libya Observer on 19 April,...
Libya migration Crisis
The recovery of 17 bodies in Libya is deepening the migration crisis
Libya is being pushed back to the centre of the Mediterranean migration crisis as 17 bodies, believed to be those...
Libya and Somalia launch migrant repatriation plan
Libya has moved to turn one of its most sensitive migration files into a coordinated bilateral process after agreeing with...
New migrant shipwreck deepens Libya route crisis
A new migrant shipwreck off Libya has pushed the central Mediterranean deeper into a humanitarian emergency after more than 80...
Libya at centre of Mediterranean missing migrant crisis
Libya is emerging as the central Mediterranean’s zone of disappearance, where rising migrant deaths are being matched by missing or...
Migrant deaths persist as Libya anchors Europe’s migration policy
Bodies brought back by the sea continue to wash up along Libya’s coastline. Volunteers from the Libyan Red Crescent in...
UN warns of brutal migrant abuses in Libya, urges EU Reforms
The United Nations has issued a stark warning over the treatment of migrants and refugees in Libya, describing it as...
Italian authorities rescue 220 migrants crossing from Libya
Italian authorities intercepted a fishing vessel crossing the Mediterranean about 50 nautical miles off southern Italy and rescued 220 migrants...
Libyan Red Crescent rescues 45 irregular migrants
The Libyan Red Crescent rescued 45 irregular migrants, including women and children, after their boat was found in the Mediterranean...
Authorities detain over 2000 irregular migrants in Libya
Security forces in Libya detained more than 2000 irregular migrants in one day during a large-scale security operation in the...
Libya deports 69 irregular migrants
Libya deported 69 undocumented migrants of Egyptian nationality from the northeastern port city of Benghazi, Libya Review reported on January...
Libya detains migrant smuggling suspects
Libya’s Public Prosecutor has ordered the detention of two members of a migrant smuggling gang operating along the Al-Khoms coast,...
Libya Reports Over 37,000 Voluntary Migrant Returns in 2025
Libya has returned more than 37,000 irregular migrants to their countries of origin in 2025 under the Voluntary Return Programme,...
41 migrants detained by Libyan border patrol
Libyan border authorities have detained dozens of migrants during a coordinated security operation, as reported by the Libya Review. The...
Libya has returned thousands of Egyptian nationals in 2025
Cairo has confirmed that over 2,600 Egyptian nationals have been repatriated from Libya since the beginning of 2025, according to...
