Tag: SIBMMIL
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New UN report documents systematic crimes against migrants in Libya – but EU Commission keeps own findings secret

A new UN report from Libya describes arbitrary detention, abduction, sexual violence against women, men and children, and the forcible interception of boats in the Mediterranean. The EU Commission appears largely indifferent. The United Nations office in Libya published a…
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EU doubles pullback system in Libya: Renegade Benghazi to receive control centre and coastguard equipment

Control centre and surveillance tower: the EU is copying its backdoor model from western Libya to the east. Notorious militias are to intercept refugees on a new route to Crete. Following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human…
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Externalisation of migration: Fortress Europe now has a watch tower in Libya

An EU-funded project is providing the Libyan coast guard with new capacities. After eight years and expenditure of almost €60 million, these should now be ready for use – at least in part. After years of delays, Libyan authorities have…
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More migration in Italy despite seal-off: Arrivals up by half, many departures now from Turkey

Italy’s Interior Minister Piantedosi admits: The government has not achieved its objectives on Mediterranean migration. The policy continues to be deadly: The IOM has recorded 2750 missing and drowned people. Despite a rigid migration defence policy, Italy’s government has not…