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.

Webclip - 3 Things to Know: Impact of Migration Policies
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.

Migrants face extreme violence and exclusion from healthcare in Libya

MSF ends operation of Geo Barents with commitment to return to Central Mediterranean Sea

Italian authorities punish Geo Barents rescue ship with two detention orders

Detention of Geo Barents suspended by Italian court

Italian authorities detain MSF rescue ship for 60 days

Charges in case against rescues at sea dropped in Italy

MSF rescue ship detained in Italy following threats by Libyan Coast Guard

EU-sponsored shameful abuse in the Central Mediterranean must end

EU policies promote violence by denying safety and protection to refugees and migrants
Research and analysis

Left to Drown in the Southern European Border: One year of Geo Barents at sea

Constructing Crisis at Europe’s Border

The Aquarius Aquarium

One year after the EU-Turkey deal: migrants and asylum seekers are paying the price with their health
