On 30 September, InfoMigrants published a new investigation into how Europe-bound migrants passing through Libya face financial exploitation and fall prey to a complex network of people smugglers, armed criminal gangs, militias and law enforcement officials. In addition, corrupt actors from both the EU-backed Government of National Unity and the rival eastern government also continue to extort them financially.
On 27 September, Refugees in Libya announced that 119 refugees had been evacuated from Libya through the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) in Rwanda.
On 24 September, the NGO RESQSHIP reported that the Libyan Coast Guard had aggressively threatened the NGO’s boat, which was forced to change course, while attempting to rescue a boat in international waters.
On 23 September, 40 migrants and smugglers attempting to cross the Mediterranean were arrested in Libya, 21 Egyptians who entered the country were turned back, and 109 people attempting to cross by sea were pushed back to Tripoli.
On 22 September, many people died in a shipwreck off Qarabulli, Libya. Alarm Phone, which reported the shipwreck earlier in the day, said the shipwreck was the result of a pushback.
On 19 September, the Geo Barents rescued two boats in the central Mediterranean. The 109 passengers of the second boat were fleeing from Libya. During the rescue operation, a Libyan coastguard boat engaged in dangerous maneuvering around the MSF boat.
On 19 September, the Libyan authorities announced that 40,000 Sudanese refugees had been registered in Al-Kufra. The entry point to Libya via Egypt was almost non-existent a couple of years ago but is now increasingly used.
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