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Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck
The 2017 Italy-Libya migrant deal faces criticism amid protests after over 1,000 deaths this year in the Mediterranean, with survivors recounting abuses in Libyan detention centers.
- Migrants and rights activists protested in Rome against Italy's migrant deal with Libya after about 20 people died in a recent shipwreck in the Mediterranean.
- The controversial 2017 deal, renewed under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government, funds and trains the Libyan coastguard to stem migrant departures to Italy or return those at sea back to Libya.
- Former detainees have denounced Libyan detention centers for abuse, torture and other crimes, with one protester recounting witnessing rape and enduring inhumane conditions at the notorious Az-Zawiyah center.
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One dies, dozens missing in shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa
MILAN - A migrant boat carrying around 35 people sailing from Libya capsized in the central Mediterranean leaving one confirmed dead and two dozen missing, UNICEF country coordinator for Italy said on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Protesters in Rome Denounce Italy-Libya Migrant Deal
Rights activists and migrants gathered in Rome to protest against Italy’s controversial migration agreement with Libya, a day after around 20 people were feared dead in the latest Mediterranean shipwreck, according to the AFP. The 2017 deal, renewed under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government, funds and trains Libya’s coastguard in exchange for intercepting migrants attempting to reach Italy. The pact, heavily criticised by human…
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