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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Stories of survival at sea
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Medical care resumes in Tripoli detention centres
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“We can only help our patients to survive” new camp on Samos
![Mariam*, a woman originally from Afghanistan, who lives in Lesbos for two years. Mariam*, a woman originally from Afghanistan, who lives in Lesbos for two years.](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/8ex3dh47n2f6wi45la28574m3u5137t8.jpg)
One year on from Moria fire, EU denies dignity to migrants trapped on Greek islands
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MSF requests the revocation of the Geo Barents’ detention
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MSF is determined to return to sea to save lives after Geo Barents detained in Italy
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Seven people dead and 10 missing in shipwreck off Italian island
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Ongoing violence against detained migrants forces MSF to suspend Tripoli detention centre activities
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Witnessing harrowing crossings onboard the Geo Barents
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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