Migrant Rescue Watch

Monday, September 14, 2020

Libyan Coast Guard rescues 8,435 migrants at sea

[UPDATE] 14.09.2020

IOM Libya - Maritime Update 08 - 14.09. 2020 - So far in 2020 Libyan Coast Guard rescued 8,435 migrants at sea incl. 572 women and 448 minors. Source: IOM Libya

[UNHCR UPDATE August 2020] Libyan Coast Guard - Activities at Disembarkation. Source: UNHCR Libya

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Saturday, August 8, 2020

Libyan Coast Guard ship "Zuwara" rescues 66 migrants

SAR Op 04.08.20 - Libyan Coast Guard ship "Zuwara" rescued 66 migrants including 5 women stranded on a boat at sea with stalled engine. All rescued disembarked safely in Al Khums and were provided with medical and humanitarian aid.

Nationality of rescued: Comoros 2, Gambia 14, Guinea-Bissau 4, Guinea 9, Mali 2, Nigeria 16 (incl. 5 women), Senegal 3 and Sudan 16.

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Libyan Coast Guard rescues 6,848 migrants at sea

[UPDATE] 07.08.2020

IOM Libya - Maritime Update 27.07 - 03.08. 2020 - So far in 2020 Libyan Coast Guard rescued 6,848 migrants at sea incl. 474 women and 364 minors. Source: IOM Libya

[UNHCR UPDATE July 2020] Libyan Coast Guard - Activities at Disembarkation. Source: UNHCR Libya

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Sunday, June 14, 2020

Libyan Coast Guard rescues 4,231 migrants at sea

[UPDATE] 10.06.2020

UNHCR Flash Update: Libyan Coast Guard as of June 10th, 2020 rescued 4,231 migrants at sea.

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/UNHCR%20Libya%20Update%2012%20June%202020.pdf

UNHCR Update - May 2020 "Libyan Coast Guard - Activities at Disembarkation"

Source: https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/download/77089

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Friday, May 22, 2020

Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Center repatriates 236 migrants

* Libya 11.04.20 - On orders of LNA General Command and Ministry of Interior 236 migrants incl. 8 women and 1 child stranded at Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Center were transferred to Kufra Immigration and Deportation Center and are scheduled for repatriation to their respective countries. Nationality of migrants: Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan.

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Malta Government accuses NGOs of facilitating smugglers' business model

* Malta 10.04.20 - Malta Government: "NGOs operations in the Mediterranean facilitate directly or indirectly the business model of people smugglers!

Source: https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Government/Press%20Releases/Pages/Malta-should-not-carry-the-burden-of-migrant-trafficking-.aspx

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Libyan Coast Guard ship "Ras Jadar" rescues 277 migrants

* Libya SAR Op 09.04.20 - Libyan Coast Guard ship "Ras Jadar" in 3 separate night operations rescued 277 migrants incl. 7 women and 2 children. All rescued were returned to Tripoli and received medical and humanitarian assistance. Upon initial delay and final confirmation that migrants did not travel outside of Libya the special #COVID19 Task Unit granted permission for disembarkation.

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