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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Five things to know about the Mediterranean search and rescue crisis
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European policies of deterrence and containment degrade human life
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Detainment of fifth search and rescue ship in five months condemns people to die at sea
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“Enough is enough”: Time to stop the cycle of suffering for refugees on Greek islands
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All people in Moria camp must be evacuated to safety in wake of destructive fire
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Sea-Watch 4 is allocated a port of safety 11 days after first rescue
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MSF and Sea-Watch announce collaboration to save lives at sea
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Libya: “They were shot and killed as they fled arbitrary detention”
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Escaping first Libya, and then coronavirus in Germany
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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