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Libya: Libya Uncovers Two Mass Graves With Bodies of Migrants, Refugees
RFI, 10 February 2025
Libya's security authorities have recovered nearly 50 bodies from two mass graves in the country's southeastern desert, officials said on Sunday, in the latest tragedy involving… Read more »
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Libya: Two Mass Graves of Migrants Uncovered in Libya
UN News, 10 February 2025
Two mass graves likely containing the bodies of migrants have been discovered in Libya, highlighting the ongoing, deadly dangers facing vulnerable people fleeing conflict and… Read more »
Mass Graves With Bodies of Migrants, Refugees Found in Libya
Security authorities in Libya have recovered nearly 50 bodies from two mass graves found in the country's southeastern desert, in the latest tragedy involving people trying to reach Europe.
A mass grave containing 28 migrants was discovered in Kufra days after 19 bodies were discovered in a mass grave on a farm in the same city. The causes of death and nationalities of the victims remain unknown, though some had gunshot wounds. Mohammed al-Fadeil, head of the security chamber in Kufra, said the latest grave was discovered after officials raided a human trafficking center. The authorities released 76 migrants from "forced detention" at the trafficking center and arrested three people on suspicion of torturing migrants.
In 2024, authorities discovered 65 migrants' bodies in the Shuayrif region, 350 kilometres south of Tripoli, in a mass grave. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) had described it as "deeply shocking".
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Migrants often cross the Libyan desert to reach smuggling routes across the Mediterranean Sea.
