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 and Greenpeace launch life-saving operations in the Aegean Sea
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“I had no choice but to run“
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Hundreds stranded without aid as new border control measures come into force
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“The crossing is more deadly and infinitely more miserable”
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Unacceptable conditions for migrants and asylum seekers in Pozzallo reception center, Italy
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Provide Safe Passage
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"The only way you can leave is by sea"
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The Jungle in Calais
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People in transit in urgent need of assistance
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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