Closing safe and legal options for people to reach Europe pushes them further into people smugglers’ networks. In Libya, the detention of migrants and refugees is a thriving enterprise of kidnapping and extortion.
MSF is saving the lives of people trying to cross the central Mediterranean Sea with our own search and rescue vessel, Oyvon. We also provide assistance to people arriving in Europe.
Webclip - 3 Things to Know: Impact of Migration Policies
3 things to know - the impact of migration policies
The EU's migration policies are having a direct impact across the Mediterranean Sea, while people are trying to flee dangerous conditions in Libya. Here are three ways that the EU's policies on migration impact on the lives of people trying to seek safety.
MSF relaunches search and rescue operations in the central Mediterranean
New MSF report denounces violence and obstruction of lifesaving response in the Central Mediterranean
Deadly Manoeuvres: Obstruction and Violence in the Central Mediterranean
Migrants face extreme violence and exclusion from healthcare in Libya
MSF ends operation of Geo Barents with commitment to return to Central Mediterranean Sea
Italian authorities punish Geo Barents rescue ship with two detention orders
Detention of Geo Barents suspended by Italian court
Italian authorities detain MSF rescue ship for 60 days
Research and analysis
Left to Drown in the Southern European Border: One year of Geo Barents at sea
One year after the EU-Turkey deal: migrants and asylum seekers are paying the price with their health