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 Response to European Council's "Malta Declaration" on Migration
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Now it is time to close down the route from Libya to Italy. We owe that to those who suffer, risk their lives as well as Italy and Europe.
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How to stop the rising tide of death in Mediterranean
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Thousands trapped in freezing temperatures in Greece and the Balkans
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A year in pictures 2016
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10 things you need to know about the Mediterranean crisis
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October - A merciless month on the Mediterranean
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29 people found dead by MSF search and rescue ship Bourbon Argos
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Vulnerable People Left Behind
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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