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African migrants pleaded to be saved from a desert zone between Libya and Tunisia on Wednesday, weeks after Tunisian authorities allegedly dumped dozens of them there with nothing."We are dying. We are dying by the minute," a Nigerian who wanted to be identified only by his first name, George, told AFP."Please, I'm begging you. Take us from here now," said George, 43. "Come and rescue us from this place."On Tuesday Libya's interior ministry said the bodies...

Five bodies of sub-Saharan migrants were discovered in a desolate area near the border between Libya and Tunisia, according to a statement from Libya's interior ministry on Monday. The bodies were found during patrols in the border areas between Dahra and Tawilat Al-Rutba. Earlier this month, dozens of sub-Saharan Africans were reportedly stranded near the…

Libyan authorities recover bodies during patrol of desert buffer zone, following weeks of mass expulsions by Tunis

Five bodies of sub-Saharan migrants have been recovered in a desolate area near the border between Libya and Tunisia, Libyas Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday, Reuters reports. Accor...

Libyan border guards have recovered the bodies of several migrants from a desert area where many have reportedly been forcibly taken by Tunisian

Libyan border guards have recovered the bodies of several migrants from a desert area where many have reportedly been forcibly taken by Tunisian authorities, Tripoli's interior ministry said Tuesday.The border agents "have discovered five unidentified bodies of irregular migrants of African origin during a patrol in the Dahr al-Khass area" near the Tunisian boundary, the interior ministry said in a statement.

Africans in Tunisia, who are trying to make their way to Europe via irregular migration routes, are unimpressed with the new "strategic agreement" on migration — that's if they've heard of it at all.

Libya: United Nations (UN) experts alarmed at reports of trafficking in persons, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and torture of migrants and refugees

GENEVA (21 July 2023) – UN experts* expressed serious concern about the situation of migrants and refugees in Libya who were allegedly held captive and tortured, subsequently released by Libyan authorities and transferred to unknown places of detention, where they are reportedly at risk of further serious human rights violations, including acts tantamount to enforced disappearance.

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