Libya

90 Feared Dead After Migrant Boat Carrying Mostly Pakistanis Capsizes Off Libya

Libya is the main gateway for migrants trying to cross to Europe by sea.
By Stephanie Nebehay and Ahmed Elumami, Reuters

More Than 60 Migrants Reported Dead After Boat Sinks In Mediterranean

Eight members of one family drowned.
By Reuters

Libyan Slave Trade Perpetuates The Commodification Of Black Bodies

No one is free until everyone is.
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'It's Like Hell': Inside Libya's EU-Backed Abuse Of Migrants

Amnesty International accuses European governments of complicity in Libya's corrupt system.
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Video Of Migrants Sold In Apparent Slave Auction In Libya Provokes Outrage Worldwide

“I am horrified,” the UN secretary-general said.
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U.S. Military Captures Militant Believed To Have Played Role In Benghazi Attack

U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the 2012 attack.
By Reuters

News Roundup for July 28, 2017

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'Far-Right Hipsters' Are Crowdfunding To Send Migrants Back To Africa

"An invasion is taking place," the group's website says. "This massive immigration is changing the face of our continent."
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U.S. Reaches Trump's Desired Refugee Cap As Revised Travel Ban Goes Into Effect

About 50,000 refugees have been resettled. Not many more are likely to make it in.
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Where Was The U.S. Women's Movement On Justice For Nabra Hassanen?

If an organization has concerned itself with the rights of women in majority Muslim countries but ignored the rights, dignity and safety of Muslim women in their own backyard, we have to ask why that is.
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