Migrants whose boat was intercepted off the Libyan coast near Misrata in April are brought to a reception centre near Tripoli. Photograph: Mahmud Turkia /Getty ImagesThe number of refugees and migrants forced back to Libya from the central Mediterranean Sea since the EU began to support the interceptions of people trying to reach Europe has passed 100,000, according to analysis by The Irish Times. These include 32,425 people intercepted at sea last year, and 14,157 so far this year. In 2017, the EU began supporting the Libyan coastguard to intercept men, women and children who were trying to reach Europe. According to the International Rescue Committee, an unknown number of refugees and migrants fled from a detention centre inside the affected area.

Source: Libya Today September 02, 2022 01:50 UTC