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.
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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.
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MSF calls out French President Macron over hypocritical migration policies
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Migrants trapped in relentless cycle of rejection on French-Spanish border
"Migration is not a crime. Saving lives is not a crime"
Open letter to the UN on the fate of refugees trapped in dangerous Libya
Aquarius forced to end operations as Europe condemns people to drown
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