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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Spanish fishing boat blocked by EU authorities highlights search and rescue crisis
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Over 80 refugees and migrants forcibly disembarked in Misrata after 10-day standoff
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Sinister attacks by Italian authorities on lifesaving search and rescue in the Mediterranean
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Italian government pressures Panama to stop Aquarius rescues on world's deadliest maritime route
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Moria is in a state of emergency
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Self-harm and attempted suicides increasing for child refugees in Lesbos
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The Aquarius Aquarium
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Refugee Libya shipwreck survivors condemned to drown at sea or face arbitrary detention
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Evacuation of refugees and migrants out of Libya is urgently needed
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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