Eritrean families – many of whom have lived quiet lives in Libya for years hoping to finally reach Europe –…
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Tag: Libya
Landmark ruling by Italian Court finally allows five Eritreans entry from Libya
Five Eritrean citizens arrived in Italy on Sunday after the Court of Rome recognized their right to apply for asylum….
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Eritrea’s role in breaking UN sanctions in Libya
In May a report by Bloomberg quoting UN sources gave the first evidence of the role the UAE’s base in…
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UN warns of ‘huge risk’ of regional war in Libya
Note: Weapons and troops from the UAE are reported to have been flown into Libya from Eritrean bases. Source: Financial…
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What’s behind President Isaias’s travels?
President Isaias Afwerki has been a busy man. On the 5th of May he returned to Asmara after seeing Prime…
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“Why is Egypt threatening with war in Libya, not Ethiopia?”
On June 22, the Egyptian Arabi 21 news website carried the following opinion piece by Firas Abu Hilal: “Why is…
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“350 RSF fighters in Eritrean town of Sawa waiting for deployment in Libya”
Source: The Libyan Observer Hemedti agrees to send another 1200 Sudanese fighters to Libya after UAE threats to cut off…
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UAE used Eritrea bases to run illegal arms to Libyan strongman
Source: Bloomberg U.A.E. Ran Covert Arms Flights to Aid Libya’s Haftar, UN Finds By David Wainer and Samer Al-Atrush May…
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Italian government told: enforced return of Eritrean shipwreck survivors illegal
Source: Statewatch Analysis Italy guilty of refoulements in 2009 handover of Eritrean shipwreck survivors to Libya Yasha Maccanico January 2020 An…
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No Protection for Refugee Children in Libya
By Sophie Stocker “He is stuck in Libya. If he wants to survive, he must get out. While talking to…
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