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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Amnesty calls EU complicit in new Libyan crackdown on migrants

Authorities in eastern and western Libya have intensified a ​crackdown on migrants and refugees in ​the last month with mass arrests, detentions and expulsions, Amnesty ​International said on Tuesday, accusing the EU of complicity in abuse.

Libya, where control is split between rival western and eastern factions, has been a major transit route for people fleeing conflict and ‌poverty towards ⁠Europe by ⁠the dangerous sea route since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi.

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