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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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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Testimonies from the MY Phoenix
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“I had no idea how bad it would be. The journey to Europe was worse than what I left behind in Somalia.”
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From Eritrea to Mediterranean: "A Lot of Trouble"
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Migration: MSF's response to European council meeting
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EU leaders orchestrating humanitarian crisis on Europe’s shores
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Gallery: Responding to the crisis of migration in Kos
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A Somali migrant says: "I survived and I would ask the world to help me."
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MSF saddened by loss of life during Argos ship rescue
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MSF bolsters operations in the Mediterranean Sea
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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