Migrant Rescue Watch: March 2020

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Libyan Coast Guard in 7 separate SAR Ops rescued 406 migrants

🔴 SAR Op 14.03.2020 - Libyan Coast Guard ships "Fezzan" and "Ras Jadar" rescued in 7 separate operations 406 migrants including women and children. All rescued disembarked safely in Tripoli. Upon medical and humanitarian assistance migrants were transferred to Immigration Detention Center for processing and accommodation.

According to information provided by IOM Libya some migrants managed to escape at disembarkation point.

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Stranded migrants transferred to UNHCR transit center in Niamey, Niger

* Libya 12.03.2020 - 15 migrants (13 Eritrean and 2 Somali) stranded in Asabaa Immigration Shelter transferred safely to UNHCR transit center in Niamey, Niger.

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UNICEF delegation conducted inspection at Triq Al Sekka Immigration Detention Center

* Libya 12.03.2020 - Delegation of UNICEF headed by Regional Director Ted Chaiban met with administration of Triq Al Sekka Immigration Detention Center and conducted inspection of the facilities.

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Prof. Egbert Jahn: "End the symbiosis of traffickers and NGOs!"

Prof. Egbert Jahn in an article published in German newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" calls to end the symbiosis in the Mediterranean between traffickers and NGOs. He refers to the so-called "sea rescue" conducted by NGOs as collateral damage and morality of selective humanity with barbaric impact!

Source: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/die-gegenwart/wie-die-symbiose-von-schleppern-und-seenotrettern-beenden-16648054.html?GEPC=s3&premium=0x8d67f6b427c417b10b0032120e75e5c2

11.03.2020 - EVIDENCE - Symbiosis of traffickers and NGOs

Italian Police arrested 2 traffickers in Pozzallo who were on board "Ocean Viking" among the 276 migrants disembarked on 23rd February.

Source: https://www.radiortm.it/2020/03/11/pozzallo-denunciati-i-due-scafisti-della-ocean-viking/

🔴 Only for this 1 pick-up "Ocean Viking" (MSF / SOS Méditerranée) made the traffickers almost a pure profit of 168,000 Euro - 210,000 Euro! (ca. 2000/2500 Euro per head)!

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Monday, March 9, 2020

UNHCR: 2168 migrants rescued by Libyan Coast Guard

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that the Libyan Coast Guard rescued 2168 migrants at sea attempting to make their way to Europe.

UNHCR remarked that a group of the rescued migrants were brought to Tripoli port, noting that 34 migrants had been transferred from the Assembly and Departure Centre in Tripoli to Misrata.

It indicated that they have registered 2696 asylum seekers in Libya since the start of this year.

UNHCR added that according to their records, 344 of those seeking asylum during the past days, are mostly from Syria, Sudan, Palestine, Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia.

Source: https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/unhcr-2168-migrants-rescued-libyan-coast-guard

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Saturday, March 7, 2020

Migrants completed registration and fingerprinting procedures in Asabaa Immigration Shelter

Libya 05.03.2020 - DCIM Admin at Asabaa Immigration Shelter completed registration and fingerprinting procedures of 15 migrants (13 Eritrean and 2 Somali) pending their relocation.

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Libyan Red Crescent provided emergency housing to migrants in Misrata

Libya 05.03.2020 - Libyan Red Crescent in Misrata provided emergency housing and humanitarian services to a new group of vulnerable migrants incl. women & children pending their relocation.

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IOM bureau in Berlin publishes FAKE NEWS disseminated by NGO "Alarm Phone"

🔴 Shipwreck off the coast of Libya or another perfidious Fake News created by NGO "Alarm Phone".

Source: https://www.iom.int/news/shipwreck-coast-libya-pushes-migrant-deaths-mediterranean-past-20000-mark

🔴 The boat and migrants in question were rescued on 09.02.2020 (34°19'48.0"N + 13°34'48.0"E) by Malta Armed Forces warship P62 during joint night operation with Libyan Coast Guard. All migrants disembarked safely in Malta!

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IOM distributed humanitarian aid to migrants in Abu Salim Immigration Shelter

Libya 03.03.2020 - IOM team distributed new mattresses, clothing and cleaning materials to stranded migrants in Abu Salim Immigration Shelter.

The entire shelter was also properly fumigated and sanitized to prevent possible spread of diseases.

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Libyan Coast Guard in 2 separate SAR Ops rescued 125 migrants

🔴 SAR Op 02.03.2020 - Libyan Coast Guard ship "Fezzan" rescued in 2 separate operations 125 migrants. All rescued disembarked in Tripoli.

🔴 [UPDATE] SAR Op 02.03.20 - Libyan Coast Guard ship "Fezzan" rescued in 2 separate operations 126 migrants including 1 woman and 3 minors. Nationality of rescued: Sudan 69, Morocco 40, Guinea 14, Ghana 1, Ivory Coast 1 (nationality of 1 female unknown).

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DCIM authorities transfer 44 migrants to Kufra for repatriation

Libya 02.03.2020 - DCIM authorities transferred to Kufra Immigration Shelter 38 Sudanese and 6 Eritrean illegal migrants incl. 2 women. All are scheduled for repatriation to their respective countries.

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Al-Anjilat Health Center vaccinated migrants and staff in Janzour Immigration Detention Center

Libya 02.03.2020 - Al-Anjilat Health Center team provided Hepatitis B vaccination to stranded migrants and staff in Janzour Immigration Detention Center

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Libyan Coast Guard as of February 28th, 2020 rescued 1,944 migrants

🔴 Libyan Coast Guard as of February 28th, 2020 rescued 1,944 migrants at sea in 28 SAR Ops - SAVING LIVES AT SEA!

UNHCR Flash Update: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/UNHCR%20Libya%20Update%2028%20February%202020.pdf

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139 Sudanese migrants stranded in Libya return safely home

Libya 29.02.2020 - 139 Sudanese migrants returned safely home on a charter flight from Libya with IOM & EU assistance #AfricaTrustFund

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Libyan Coast Guard in 4 separate SAR Ops rescued 207 migrants

🔴 SAR Op25.02.20 - Libyan Coast Guard ship "Fezzan" rescued in 4 separate operations 207 migrants including 27 women and 7 children. Rescued disembarked in early morning hours of Wednesday at Hamidiya Point in Tajoura.

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More than 50,000 Migrants Benefited from Voluntary Humanitarian Return Assistance from Libya Since 2015

5 facts about IOM’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return assistance from Libya (VIDEO)

Source: https://www.iom.int/news/more-50000-migrants-benefited-voluntary-humanitarian-return-assistance-libya-2015

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166 stranded migrants returned safely home to Niger

Libya 25.02.2020 - 166 stranded migrants returned safely home to Niger with IOM & EU assistance #AfricaTrustFund

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NEMA receives another batch of 116 Nigerians from Libya

Libya 26.02.2020 - 116 Nigerian migrants including women and children returned safely home with IOM & EU assistance #AfricaTrustFund

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received another batch of 116 Nigerians, who volunteered to be repatriated back to Nigeria from Libya.

The Acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, received the returnees on behalf of Mr Mustapha Maihajja, the Director-General of the agency.

Farinloye said that the Nigerians arrived the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, a late hour on Wednesday night.

According to him, the returnees were brought via Al Buraq Air Boeing 737 Aircraft with flight number UZ 188/26 and registration number 5A-DMG-MJI.

He said that the returnees were brought by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union on the platform of the Assisted Voluntary Returnees (AVR) Programme.

Farinloye said after profiling, the returnees comprised 48 female adults, two female children, five female infants as well as 53 male adults, five male children and three male infants.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other agencies that received the returnees included the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

One of the returnees, who identified herself as Sola Adeleke, 38 years old, appealed to the Federal Government to deal decisively with human traffickers, who misled Nigerians with fake information on greener pastures that do not exist outside the country.

Adeleke, an indigene of Ibadan, Oyo State, said the traffickers subjected their victims to the inhuman treatment they would never expose their children to.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/nema-receives-another-batch-of-116-nigerians-from-libya/

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OCC "Panther" brings 35 rescued migrants to Tripoli

🔴 SAR Op 27.02.20 - OCC "Panther" rescued 35 migrants from 1 boat. All rescued disembarked safely in Tripoli where they received humanitarian and medical assistance. Migrants mistakenly identified rescuing vessel as an "American" due to striking similarity of Liberian and USA flags. "Alarm Phone" falsely reported 44 persons in distress.

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