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.
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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.
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MSF launches new website on search and rescue work
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Hindrance of humanitarian assistance will create a deadly gap in the Mediterranean Sea
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The last frontier – migrants stuck in Italy risk all to reach France
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MSF committed to saving lives on Mediterranean but will not sign the Italian “Code of Conduct”
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G7 countries must make bold commitments to humane migration policies
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MSF accuses Libyan coastguard of endangering people’s lives during Mediterranean rescue
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One year after the EU-Turkey deal: migrants and asylum seekers are paying the price with their health
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Dying to reach Europe: Insight into the desperate journeys Eritreans make to reach safety
Research and analysis
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Left to Drown in the Southern European Border: One year of Geo Barents at sea
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Constructing Crisis at Europe’s Border
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The Aquarius Aquarium
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One year after the EU-Turkey deal: migrants and asylum seekers are paying the price with their health
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