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Mediterranean migration

Every year, thousands of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty at home attempt the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean. Countless lives are lost on the way.

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, Geo Barents. We also provide assistance to people held in Libyan detention centres and those arriving in Europe.

Webclip - 3 Things to Know: Impact of Migration Policies (EN)
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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.

 
Italy

Migration: Bourbon Argos not authorised to land 700 rescued migrants in Sicily

Press Release 17 Jul 2015
 
Idomeni migration route, Greece
Greece

Thousands of migrants & refugees blocked at borders

Voices from the Field 7 Jul 2015
 
Mediterranean migration

Testimonies from the Bourbon Argos

Voices from the Field 7 Jul 2015
 
Fresghy: “I knew how dangerous the travel is – my friends had told me on Facebook. But I had no choice.”
Mediterranean migration

Testimonies from the MY Phoenix

Voices from the Field 7 Jul 2015
 
Italy

“I had no idea how bad it would be. The journey to Europe was worse than what I left behind in Somalia.”

Voices from the Field 2 Jul 2015
 
Mediterranean migration

From Eritrea to Mediterranean: "A Lot of Trouble"

Project Update 2 Jul 2015
 
Mediterranean migration

Migration: MSF's response to European council meeting

Speech 26 Jun 2015
 
Mediterranean migration

EU leaders orchestrating humanitarian crisis on Europe’s shores

Press Release 23 Jun 2015
 
Migrants in Kos, Greece
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Gallery: Responding to the crisis of migration in Kos

19 Jun 2015
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