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First sea rescues of migrants setting off from Libya in 2017: 230 saved
By Sami Zaptia. This was the first rubber boat full of migrants to be saved off Libyan waters at 4 ...
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IOM repatriates 140 Nigerians from Libya
By Sami Zaptia. The IOM repatriates 140 Nigerians from Libya (IOM). London, 21 December 2016: The International Organization for Migration ...
IOM reports 18,722 rescued off Libyan coast in 2016
By Sami Zaptia. London, 20 December 2016: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 18,722 have been rescued in ...
Migrants continued to cross the Mediterranean despite dangerous sea conditions: IOM
By Sami Zaptia. Migrants continue to cross the Mediterranean despite dangerous conditions says the IOM (Photo: MOAS/Italian Red Cross). London, ...
56 percent of migrants in Libya not heading for Europe: IOM
By Sami Zaptia. London, 22 November 2016: Most migrants in Libya want to remain in the country and do not ...
Migrant deaths in Mediterranean hit new record in November, over 4600 dead in 2016
By Sami Zaptia. Migrants from the Mediterranean on board the MSF's search and rescue ship the Argos yesterday (Photo: MSF). ...
A total of 14,945 rescued off Libyan seas: IOM Libya
By Sami Zaptia. IOM Libya maritime incidents off the Libyan coastline (IOM Libya). London, 5 November 2016: The International Organization ...
IOM repatriates 167 Nigerien migrants from southern Libya
By Sami Zaptia. The IOM repatriates 167 Nigeriens from southern Libya (Photo: IOM). London, 5 November 2016: The International Organization ...
IOM repatriates 142 migrants from Libya to Burkina Faso
By Sami Zaptia. IOM staff helping Burkina Faso migrants at Tripoli's Mitiga airport on their way back home (IOM). London, ...
IOM reports 3,134 migrant deaths off Libyan coast in 2016, 79 in October alone
By Sami Zaptia. The IOM reports 3,134 migrant deaths through the Central Mediterranean up to 6 October 2016(Photo: MSF) London, ...
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