Libya's Descent Into Immigration Chaos (2014)
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Published 2016-09-08
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"It will get worse because of the indifference and carelessness of the Libyan authorities, but also the lack of coordination with Europe", militia leader and immigration officer Abdul Raza tells us. He describes how no efforts are made on the Libyan side to stop the 15,000 migrants a year who attempt the crossing to Europe, which in 2013 resulted in 3,000 deaths. Tripoli has always been a centre for migrants and talk of reconstruction has brought a new wave. But these rumours are in stark contrast to the complete mayhem engulfing the country. "We have big problems. This morning we haven't eaten. Sometimes they hit us. When we are noisy they beat us", a young migrant being kept in Libya's notorious Abu Salim prison tells us. He has been brought here along with hundreds of others and will be kept here for an indefinite amount of time waiting to be deported. "It is for them the most important thing to go to Europe, Lampedusa. They would rather die than stay here in Libya", says a Roman Catholic Nun attempting to offer aid to the increasingly desperate immigrants swelling Libya's cities.
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All Comments (21)
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One of the worst points of human nature is thinking the Grass is Greener... There's people in the uk that pay Millions of Pounds to be left alone with a few cattle on a farm, All they want is to get out of the rat race. Yet African people see big houses and big cars and imagine everyone must be sooo happy.
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BRUH the nigerian guy tests positive for the list, Hepatitis, AIDS, no residency card, literally checked all the boxes to get kicked out in 2 seconds.
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Well! Well! They wanted Gadaffi dead! Now look what happen! Lybia is now a mess!
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I feel angry at politicians, governors and all ruling powers of africa, they are accountable for so much evil and wrong of its people!!!
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It's enough to make a grown man cry.
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This is very heart breaking! Lybia is hell place no human rights at all. Better stay in your own country my brothers and sisters. God have mercy 🙏
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travel 1000$ here 1600$ there 4000$ over medditeranea sea...per person. Where from coming such money??? I live in Finland, eaven here those summs of money are significant.
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This is just the beginning. Even if 20 million Nigerians left Nigeria, heading to Europe and they all died in the Mediterranean Sea there would still be a surplus of people ready to migarate. Poverty stricken people have nothing to loose.
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Even Libya doesn’t want them !!!
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The darker ones are beaten and treated worse than others. God will bring mercy to the oppressed.
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Muammar Gaddafi was a great leader.. What happened to him was an absolute tragedy... What a world we live in.. The best of humanity is gruesomely butchered while the most sick and evil twisted disgusting low lives reign in secrecy.. God help us all.
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Stay in your country and you will avoid this mess.
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well well well...the slave trade is going on in Africa no matter who's in charge..always has...always will
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I am from Togo and I miss Kadhafi. Sad story for Libya 🇱🇾
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Is so funny that they saying that they ban people from libiya for 5yrs while there is no government hahahahah
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Gaddafi might have used migrants but he has gone and anyway the migrants he used were not illegal they were arranged before they came into libia there's a difference to just turning up when you want illegally
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Most of the comment section can barely write a coherent sentence. Lol.
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I support the checking of migrants but sad what the eritrians go thru. They have no gov't. Wonder what all the thumbs down is about.
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Gaddfi was far from a leader but he did keep it under control getting rid of him the country is now worse off
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I feel very sorry for these people I wish I could help all of them some way some how
