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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.

 
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Libya

Stop arbitrary detention of refugees and migrants disembarked in Libya

Statement 25 Jul 2018
 
Trapped in Moria
Photo Story

Trapped in Moria

19 Jul 2018
Photo Story
 
Trapped in Moria
Greece

Confinement, violence and chaos: How a European refugee camp is traumatising people on Lesbos

Project Update 18 Jul 2018
 
Aquarius SAR: Winter conditions and high seas
Mediterranean migration

Drowning skyrockets as European governments block humanitarian assistance on Central Mediterranean

Press Release 12 Jul 2018
 
Rubber boat is waiting for a rescue
Mediterranean migration

Humanitarian reasons versus political interests

msf-crash.org 11 Jul 2018
 
Rubber boat is waiting for a rescue
Mediterranean migration

NGOs are not in collusion with smugglers

msf-crash.org 10 Jul 2018
 
Aquarius leaves Valencia to SAR
Mediterranean migration

European government policies condemn people to be locked up in Libya or drown at sea

Press Release 29 Jun 2018
 
MSF Doctor David Beversluis - Spokesperson
Mediterranean migration

Over 600 rescued people adrift in Europe’s political limbo

Voices from the Field 17 Jun 2018
 
Aquarius Disembarking at Valencia Port Spain
Mediterranean migration

European governments must put people’s lives before politics

Press Release 17 Jun 2018
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