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.
Five things to know about the Mediterranean search and rescue crisis
Detainment of fifth search and rescue ship in five months condemns people to die at sea
“Enough is enough”: Time to stop the cycle of suffering for refugees on Greek islands
All people in Moria camp must be evacuated to safety in wake of destructive fire
Sea-Watch 4 is allocated a port of safety 11 days after first rescue
MSF and Sea-Watch announce collaboration to save lives at sea
Libya: “They were shot and killed as they fled arbitrary detention”
Escaping first Libya, and then coronavirus in Germany
Research and analysis
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