Libya coast
2021 sees drastic rise in migrant deaths, detentions off Libyan coast and other stories
Today we look at migrant deaths and detentions in the Mediterranean Sea, repression of Palestinian prisoners protesting Israeli violence, and more
Refugee boats from Libya capsize in the Mediterranean, nearly 150 feared dead
The tragedy, the biggest of its kind this year, has intensified the UN refugee agency’s calls to open safe pathways for refugees who otherwise take perilous journeys to escape poverty and war.
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