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,...
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Spain arrests 24 in Morocco-linked smuggling crackdown
Spanish police dismantled two networks involved in smuggling migrants and drugs from Morocco to southern Spain in operations in the...
Migrant deaths exposes deadly cost of Libya’s governance vacuum
The cost of an absence of effective governance in the Mediterranean has been displayed once again, with 22 migrants paying...
Tunisia, Libya boost border cooperation amid risks
Tunisian Interior Minister Khaled Nouri announced new cooperation agreements with Libya aimed at supporting development in border regions, according to...
Libya foils migrant and fuel smuggling at Sudan border
Cross-border smuggling of people, oil, and weapons in Libya is one of the major problems linked to the country’s increasingly...
Morocco-Spain cooperation lowers Canary Islands crossings
Coordination between Morocco and Spain in border management and maritime surveillance coincided with a sharp drop in irregular migration along...
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...
Trafficker jailed in the Netherlands for torture of migrants in Libya
A Dutch court sentenced Eritrean human trafficker Amanuel Walid, also known as Tewelde Goitom, to 20 years in prison on...
Dutch court jails human trafficker for migrant torture in Libya
A Dutch court sentenced an Eritrean human trafficker to 20 years in jail on January 27th after convicting him of...
EU steps up arms embargo as weapons continue to pour into Libya
European naval forces are intensifying their presence in the Mediterranean as efforts to promote peace and stability in Libya continue....
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,...
Report uncovers Belarusian role in migrant smuggling from Libya
A German investigation has discovered the alleged Belarusian coordination of irregular migrant smuggling from Libya to Greece, according to the...
Syrian man accused of smuggling migrants from Libya arrested
Ayman Al Taleb, has been accused of being involved in a people-smuggling group responsible for helping migrants cross Libya's Mediterranean...
