Refugees In Libya

We are a self-organized refugee-led movement exposing crimes in Libya, Tunisia, Niger and other parts of world. We demand accountability & Justice.

[Refugees In Libya @RefugeesinLibya]

In Sudan, the gunmen are our own and, yes, they are the problem. But the real gunmen are the suppliers of these weapons—the manufacturers of these evil machines—who supply them in exchange for our natural resources, rendering our countries uninhabitable. Suppose we follow what people who’ve never known war in the West say: “Don’t run away; defend your country; take up arms and fight.” Who do we fight? The poor gunman who has been brainwashed? The poor gunman who is one of our own? The poor gunman who speaks our tongue, identifies as Sudanese, and claims he would do anything to make the country livable? “Fight imperialism,” they say; “fight capitalism; fight corruption; fight the subjugating West whose hands arrive via Egypt, Turkey, the UAE, CAR, Libya, Kenya,” etc. This genocide is not only the wrongdoing of the executioner in the field.

[Sea-Watch International @seawatch_intl]

A live show of Europe's brutal migration regime. Yesterday, our Seabird 3 witnessed a distress case, and while SOS Humanity's ship Humanity1 was in position and could have rescued about 10 people from a rubber boat, a Libyan RHIB got there first.

[Refugees In Libya @RefugeesinLibya]

TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️

This is Ali, nicknamed Al-Boura, a resident of Qasr Bin Ghashir, Tripoli, Libya. He is a taxi driver who, on the 17th of August, sexually harassed a young Black refugee girl. The girl was terrified and kept asking him to stop, telling him that she was a minor and did not want him touching her. He insisted and did what he did.

Because she cannot report such a crime in Libya, and because she would risk being arrested before she could file a complaint, she published the video on TikTok to raise awareness of what refugee women are experiencing across Libya when it comes to sexual harassment. Some Libyans reacted and called for the arrest of Ali, while others called for the immediate arrest and imprisonment of the girl, claiming that she is an agent of the West and asking why she recorded such a scene in the first place.

Over the last few days, we have lost contact with the girl, while the video is still circulating on social media.

Until now, we do not have any proof that any law enforcement authority has acted to arrest Mr Ali, despite information regarding his whereabouts having been disclosed.

[Refugees In Libya @RefugeesinLibya]

OUR BODIES ARE NOT YOUR BORDERS — The Cotonou Manifesto for Freedom of Movement

A survivor-led manifesto developed collectively through the Migration Village at the World Social Forum in Cotonou, contributed to and signed by 58 organisations, movements and collectives.

https://t.co/0f37dkL0Xi

[David Yambio @DavidYambio]

The World Social Forum in Cotonou has become a painful lesson in what happens when a social movement abandons the courage to confront an authoritarian power.

Hundreds of us; African and international delegates spent our precious resources and took our time and risks to travel to Benin, only to find ourselves stranded without venues, protection or even a collective political response. This is a shameful betrayal of Pan-African solidarity and of the hospitality that should accompany such a gathering.

The organisers repeatedly insisted they wanted to be “a constructive force, not an opposition.” But a social movement that asks permission to speak has already surrendered the very purpose for which it exists.

The irony could not be greater for me because we came to discuss shrinking democratic space, border violence and migration externalisation. Instead, the Forum itself became a victim of state suppression.

What saddens me most is the missed opportunity for Africa. Hosting the World Social Forum on African soil should have amplified grassroots voices. Instead, the combination of state hostility and organisational passivity has projected weakness where courage was much needed as our world now requires of us.

Yet, as this photograph shows, we at the Migration Village chose to self-organise ourselves. We refused to be silenced or intimidated. Social movements have never advanced because governments granted them permission but because ordinary people organised anyway.

For me, this has become the “World Social Flop.”

[coalitionfortheicc @ngos4justice]

Earlier this month, @IntlCrimCourt Pre-Trial Chamber I unanimously confirmed all 17 charges brought against Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, committing him to trial.

📌 For reactions from #NGOVoices on what this means for survivors & accountability in Libya: https://t.co/J2rRdeQfYf

[HassanZakaria @HassanZ91825062]

The EU can’t call the Tunisia deal a migration strategy while ignoring its harm. It has prioritized border control over human lives, enabling abuse and impunity. If the EU truly stands for human rights, it must end this approach and take responsibility.

[@alarmphone @alarm_phone]

The International Criminal Court confirmed all 17 charges against #ElHishri! This is a historic decision for survivors of crimes committed at #Mitiga prison #Libya. As @RefugeesInLibya say, this is only a start for wider accountability! (Photo: Marnette) https://t.co/EPJsuSQ9DF

[Refugees In Libya @RefugeesinLibya]

Three Years On, the EU-Tunisia Deal Continues to Fuel Human Rights Violations

Joint Statement by 46 human rights and humanitarian organizations

https://t.co/2OGPEyHGNP

[Jeff Crisp @JFCrisp]

Sahelian refugees arrive in Benin:
https://t.co/hYUlgIiNJg

[David Yambio @DavidYambio]

When I was in Libya, I hoped that, if death were to be imposed upon me, it would occur at sea, because the sea was the only place where many of us found dignity: the dignity to die for what we believed in, for what we imagined, and while doing everything we could to make our way out in search of protection and safety.

Isn’t this an even greater tragedy for our humanity—that so many would rather be swallowed by the sea than succumb at the hands of violent militias armed by Europe and met with the silence of the entire Africa?

This image belongs to a person seeking protection who was stranded at sea with others for 14 days. His body and those of two others were recovered off the coast of Benghazi a few days ago.

He is the alleged “invader.”

[LM @coucoubeubeu]

Itw du très courageux fondateur de @RefugeesinLibya David Yambio
À Politis
(art payant mais y'a des captures sur insta)
ABOLITION DE TOUTES LES FRONTIÈRES NATIONALES

[David Yambio @DavidYambio]

« Les centres de détention libyens sont, par définition, des camps de concentration »

https://t.co/bzqDQSqYtV

[Refugees In Libya @RefugeesinLibya]

« Les centres de détention libyens sont, par définition, des camps de concentration »

https://t.co/obGYiwc2so

[Refugees In Libya @RefugeesinLibya]

When entire communities are portrayed as invaders, criminals or demographic threats, violence inevitably follows.

This is what politicians and social media influencers have normalised across Libya by portraying migrants, refugees and asylum seekers as threats.

How can a grown man repeatedly punching a woman with all his strength ever be justified?

This happened today in Tripoli, where a Libyan man brutally assaulted a migrant woman who was simply standing by the roadside.

Migrant women are not safe in Libya. Not only they are raped and forced into prostitution but they are brutalised by random men without ever facing consequences.

📸 NIHRL

[Refugees In Libya @RefugeesinLibya]

We are here in Lampedusa as Pope Leo visits the island.

He was recently at the Gate of Europe, looking out at the sea. To him, we have a collective message.

@Pontifex : LOOK BEYOND THE SEA
TO THE LIBYAN HELL MADE POSSIBLE BY EUROPEAN MONEY AND POLICIES OF INDIFFERENCE

[Refugees In Libya @RefugeesinLibya]

The persecution of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Libya is intensifying.

The latest decision by the authorities in eastern Libya is not an isolated measure. It forms part of a broader campaign of racial persecution made possible through years of European border externalisation.

Read our full statement.

[Refugees In Libya @RefugeesinLibya]

Almasri has been “sentenced” to 7 years and 4 months by the Criminal Court of Tripoli for having violated the rights of prisoners.

Whether this is genuine or merely a political stunt designed to manipulate public opinion by militia-controlled institutions in Libya, it should remain a source of deep shame for the Italian government. Knowing full well that Almasri is a dangerous murderer and rapist, the Italian authorities chose to shield him from accountability and justice.

To this day, they continue to justify having “deported” him.

We want nothing less than having him extradited to The Hague at the @IntlCrimCourt

[Refugees In Libya @RefugeesinLibya]

The man shown in this video is one of the Libyan nationals responsible for the deaths of 49 migrants in 2015.

Today, according to an announcement by the Libyan Embassy in Rome, an Italian court ordered the suspension of the sentences of Tarek Al-Amami and Mohannad Khashiba, allowing them to move freely within Italy while legal proceedings continue.

The two men were among several Libyan nationals convicted in connection with the case, and those convictions were upheld on appeal.

What we find difficult to understand is how individuals convicted in such a serious case can now be released despite the convictions and the gravity of the charges. So far, there has been no public explanation from the Italian judicial authorities regarding the legal basis for this decision.

The absence of a clear explanation inevitably raises serious questions. We are concerned that this decision could be linked to broader political arrangements between Italy and Libya.

The families of the victims, the survivors, and the public deserve a clear explanation. We hope the Italian authorities will provide one without delay.

[Batapa Uganda @MwanjeGideon1]

On World Refugee Day, let’s remember the truth behind a choice no one ever wants to make. 💔No parent puts their child in a boat unless the water is safer than the land. Refugees aren't looking for an easy way out—they are looking for a way to stay alive.
#WorldRefugeeDay