Libya's interim national unity government has issued a decree forcing NGOs running migrant rescue vessels to obtain the permission of Libyan authorities to carry out search and rescue missions in Libyan waters. Italian non-profit Ar1
On Tuesday hundreds of migrants were released from a detention center in southern Tripoli and escorted to the UNHCR-run Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF) as heavy gunfire rang out across the Libyan capital. When the migrants ar1
The 12 migrants were found in healthy condition after they reportedly snuck into a refrigerated truck. Last week, 39 migrants were found dead in refrigerated truck east of London.
The German interior minister Horst Seehofer has called for a new European migration system which would see asylum applications decided outside Europe's borders.
A Croatian migrant rights group has placed a sign saying ''Welcome to Croatia - Country of torture'' at the border between Croatia and Bosnia to protest against reported cases of violence against migrants at the hands of the authori1