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Civil rescue groups in Mediterranean cut ties with Libyan coastguard

Accusations of violent interceptions and human rights violations levelled at EU-funded Libyan services by NGOs

The Guardian - UK

Italy-Libya Migration Pact Under Scrutiny As Bullets Fly

Italy-Libya Migration Pact Under Scrutiny As Bullets Fly

Years of criticism of an EU-backed migration pact between Italy and Libya are coming to a head as migrant rescuers say the Libyan coastguard has begun firing directly at them.

International Business Times

Italy’s detention of rescue vessels in Mediterranean will lead to more deaths, say campaigners

Italy’s detention of rescue vessels in Mediterranean will lead to more deaths, say campaigners

Organisations working on route used by people trying to reach Europe say they are punished for saving lives

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Refugee NGOs attack EU shipwreck ‘double standard’ after Bayesian effort

Organisations who try to save lives in Mediterranean say Sicily response showed what can be done

The Guardian - UK

‘Bloody policies’: MSF recovers 11 bodies from Mediterranean off Libya

European countries accused of complicity in deaths due to migration policies after charity vessel retrieves 11 corpses.

Rescue group decries Libya coastguard ramming into migrant boat

Video from Sea-Watch International shows Libyan coastguards crashing into a dinghy with dozens of migrants on board.

41 dead in migrant shipwreck according to 4 survivors who set off from Tunisia

Forty-one people are believed dead after a migrant boat capsized off Tunisia

The Independent UK

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Italy detains two NGO vessels for defying new migrant rescue law

Italy detains two NGO vessels for defying new migrant rescue law

Rescue ships Sea-Eye 4 and Mare*Go have been blocked for 20 days for flaunting Italian legislation they call ‘unjust’.

About 500 onboard boat in distress in Mediterranean, NGO says

About 500 onboard boat in distress in Mediterranean, NGO says

NGO Emergency says Maltese authorities so far failed to heed calls for a rescue as boat takes on water in bad weather.

Group Says Libyan Coast Guard Fired Shots over Rescue Ship

Group Says Libyan Coast Guard Fired Shots over Rescue Ship

Libya’s coast guard fired warning shots over a humanitarian vessel as it attempted to rescue a rubber boat carrying migrants off Libya's coast, a sea rescue group said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

NGO: Libyan Coast Guard threatened to shoot down plane

NGO: Libyan Coast Guard threatened to shoot down plane

The German non-governmental organization Sea-Watch is accusing the Libyan coast guard of threatening to shoot down their monitoring plane that helps documented the interception of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

The Independent UK

EU court limits national checks for migrant rescue ships

EU court limits national checks for migrant rescue ships

The European Union’s top court says maritime authorities cannot impound ships involved in search-and-rescue work just because they think the vessels might be overloaded due to the number of migrants aboard

The Independent UK

Mediterranean ships recover 5 bodies, rescue over 1,100 refugees

Mediterranean ships recover 5 bodies, rescue over 1,100 refugees

There has been a series of rescues in recent days in the central Mediterranean, Italian coast guard says.

'I've saved people who watched their relatives drown - speedboats can only go so fast'

'I've saved people who watched their relatives drown - speedboats can only go so fast'

Brendan, a volunteer with the German Sea-Watch organisation, has spoken about the heartbreaking scenes he has witnessed in an attempt to raise awareness

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