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.
One year on from Moria fire, EU denies dignity to migrants trapped on Greek islands
MSF requests the revocation of the Geo Barents’ detention
MSF is determined to return to sea to save lives after Geo Barents detained in Italy
Seven people dead and 10 missing in shipwreck off Italian island
Ongoing violence against detained migrants forces MSF to suspend Tripoli detention centre activities
Witnessing harrowing crossings onboard the Geo Barents
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