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Monthly Archives: April 2015
The Perilious Lives of Migrants in Libya
“Migrants, Hoping to Cross Mediterranean, Must First Navigate Lawless Libya,” by David Kirkpatrick for the New York Times: The two 8-year-old Eritrean boys had ridden for days across the deserts of Ethiopia, Sudan and Libya packed in the back of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethiopia, Europe, Human rights, Italy, Lampedusa, Libya, Middle East, Migrants, North Africa, Operation Mare Nostrum, Operation Triton, Sicily, Sudan
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Behind the People-Smuggling Ring in Libya
“Rich Smuggling Trade Fuels Deadly Migration Across Mediterrean,” by Matina Stevis for the Wall Street Journal: The deaths of more than 1,000 Italy-bound migrants in the Mediterranean Sea in the last week are the product of a multi-million-dollar people-smuggling enterprise … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Europe, European Union, Human rights, Italy, Lampedusa, Libya, Malta, Middle East, Migrants, Operation Mare Nostrum, Operation Triton, Sicily, Syria
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EU to Increase Funding for Sea Patrols
“EU to Triple Funding for Sea Patrols in Migration Crises,” by Mathew Dalton and Valentina Pop for Wall Street Journal: The European Union agreed to triple funding for patrols in the Mediterranean and send ships from its member states’ navies … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Europe, European Union, Human rights, Italy, Lampedusa, Mediterranean Sea, Middle East, Migrants, Operation Mare Nostrum, Operation Triton, Sicily, Sudan, Syria
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Europe’s Migration Crises Cannot Be Stemmed at Sea
“Europe’s Migration Crises Cannot Be Solved at Sea, Analysts Say,” by Jim Yardley for the New York Times: To human rights advocates, one of Europe’s biggest mistakes in the Mediterranean migration crisis came last November with the shutdown of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, Human rights, Italy, Lampedusa, Middle East, Migrants, Operation Mare Nostrum, Operation Triton, Syria
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As Many As 700 Migrants Believed to Have Died in Recent Boat Tragedy
“Hundreds of Migrants Believed Dead in Shipwreck Off Libya,” by Deborah Hill for the Wall Street Journal: As many as 700 migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, piling pressure on European leaders to … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Europe, European Union, Fortress Europe, Human rights, Italy, Lampedusa, Libya, Mediterranean, Middle East, Migration, Sicily
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The Human Tsunami 