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The Latest Breaking News from Libya

Black refugees remain trapped along border between Tunisia, Libya

Tunisia claims to have evacuated groups of refugees it had expelled to its border, but many remain.

Al Jazeera

A Libyan court jails 38 human traffickers over the deaths of 11 Europe-bound migrants at sea

Libya’s chief prosecutor says a court in the east of the country has sentenced five people to life in prison after they were convicted of human trafficking over the deaths of 11 migrants who were on a rickety boat trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe

The Independent UK

So thirsty they drank seawater: The refugees Tunisia pushed out

More than 1,000 people were bussed to borders with Libya, Algeria – and left with no food, water, shelter or way out.

Al Jazeera

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Tunisia rejects accusations of mistreatment of Black refugees

Tunisian President Kais Saied said refugees were receiving humane treatment stemming from what he called ‘our values’.

Al Jazeera

A Libyan court sentences 3 people to prison terms over human trafficking

A court in the Libyan capital has sentenced three people to harsh prison terms on charges of human trafficking

The Independent UK

Tunisian security forces deport African migrants to no man’s land on Libyan border

Tunisian security forces in Sfax have rounded up hundreds of people from sub-Saharan Africa, including children, and dropped them in a no man’s land between the Tunisian and Libyan border, where they remain trapped with neither food nor water. These forced deportations carried out by the security services come against…

France 24

HRW urges Tunisia to suspend expulsions of African refugees

Hundreds of people were rounded up from Sfax and driven to the militarised Tunisia-Libya border zone this week.

Al Jazeera

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‘It is like a virus that spreads’: business as usual for Wagner group’s extensive Africa network

Despite Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion against the Kremlin, his military contracts are proving too profitable to lose

The Guardian - UK

Dodging imaginary bullets in Benghazi: Edgar Martins’ best photograph

‘How do you tell a story when there’s no witness, no evidence and no subject? After my dear friend died in the civil war in Libya, I realised this project was a way for me to process my bereavement’

The Guardian - UK

Survivors: ‘Greek coastguard was next to us when boat capsized’

Two Syrian refugees recall their harrowing journey and pin blame on the coastguard for the devastating shipwreck.

Al Jazeera

Commentary: Ignoring the humanity of migrants won’t fix migration problems

For five days, “Breaking News” alerts hit my phone repeatedly with updates on the search for a missing submersible. The search for the five-passenger vessel began only days after an overloaded migrant vessel capsized carrying some 750 desperate people bound for Greece.

Chicago Tribune

Fears for Libyan oil production amid military threats

Gen Khalifa Haftar warned of military action unless oil revenues are divided fairly

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 2,000 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this year. Here's why

Flimsy boats, EU policies and an increase in migrants attempting the crossing are some of the factors converging to make this year an especially deadly one.

WEKU

New migrant tragedy at sea changes little as EU leaders forge ahead with tougher borders plans

European Union leaders will push ahead this week with plans to beef up the bloc's borders and outsource their migrant challenges to countries people leave or cross to get to Europe

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They set sail with dreams and met disaster: Stories from the ill-fated migrant ship

Hundreds of illegal migrants from Pakistan and other nations were aboard, hoping to land lucrative jobs in Europe. We talk to family members, some still awaiting news of the fate of their loved ones.

Al Jazeera

Greece boat wreck victims asked for prayers before leaving Libya

Many now feared dead in the boat wreck off Greece were full of hope and asked loved ones to pray for them.

The Guardian - UK

Wagner mercenaries will not be withdrawn from Africa, says Russia

Sergei Lavrov moves to reassure sub-Saharan allies after recent armed mutiny led by Yevgeny Prigozhin

The Guardian - UK

Ahmed Ben Ali: Subhana review – euphoric Libyan reggae from charismatic singer

Ali’s self-produced album features his trademark bright, melodic sound, blending Libyan folk, reggae, zokra and synths with striking results

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The Independent UK

Gadhafi’s detained son taken to hospital due to hunger strike in Lebanon

A son of Libya’s leader Moammar Gadhafi was briefly taken to hospital after his health deteriorated nearly three weeks after he went on hunger strike to protest his detention in Lebanon without trial

Al Jazeera

Syrians lose hope for loved ones after Greece boat tragedy

Al Jazeera speaks to the families of three Syrian fathers assumed dead after an overloaded trawler sank off Greece.

Al Jazeera

Libya 6+6 deal: Loopholes cast doubt on democratic elections

Key issues remain strongly contested despite draft laws agreed in Morocco by Libya’s rival legislative bodies.

The Independent UK

EU migration chief says deadly shipwreck highlights surge in migrant crossings from eastern Libya

The European Union’s migration chief says the shipwreck last week off Greece that is feared to have killed hundreds of people may be the “worst ever tragedy” of its kind

WEKU

Greek court orders smuggling suspects held pending trial over migrant ship disaster

The Egyptian suspects face charges that include participation in a criminal organization, manslaughter and causing a shipwreck.

Al Jazeera

‘Hopelessness’: Why Pakistanis are leaving, losing lives at sea

Authorities in Pakistan say at least 124 Pakistanis were on a boat that sank off Greece with hundreds feared drowned.

The Guardian - UK

Grief-stricken Pakistani town mourns sons lost in Greek shipwreck

Poverty drove young men from small Kashmir town to board ill-fated fishing trawler, say families

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