14.10.2019, MorningStar
EU-funded Libyan Coastguard has returned over half the refugees who tried to flee the country by sea
The civil refugee rescue fleet has denounced Europe’s border policies after a United Nations report published today found that the EU-funded Libyan coastguard has returned over half of the people who have tried to flee the war-torn country by sea so far this year. According to the report, entitled Desperate Journeys, from UN refugee agency the UNHCR, some 637 people are believed to have died while trying to reach Europe by sea from Libya in 2019. read more
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