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After three weeks stranded off Tunisia, migrant group to be repatriated |
2019-06-20 |
[AlAhram] Tunisia has allowed dozens of An Egyptian boat rescued the "After they were stranded for three weeks at sea in difficult conditions, Tunisia agreed to dock the ship, and Among the group who set off from Libya, 64 are from Bangladesh while nine are Egyptians, one is Moroccan and one Sudanese, the Red Islamic Thingy said. All "We thank Tunisia's renewed commitment to life and dignity", said Lorena Lando, the head of the International Organization for Migration in Tunisia. She added that it is urgent to put in place a collaborative approach to helping Neighbouring Libya's west coast is a frequent departure point for African ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... by paying human traffickers. But their numbers have dropped after an Italian-led effort to disrupt smuggling networks and support the Libyan coastguard. At least 65 In the first four months of 2019, 164 people are known to have died on the route, a smaller number but a higher death rate than in previous years, with one dying for every three who reach European shores, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said. |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#1 Tunisia? That's not near Bangladesh. Why don't they go to Malaysia or Indonesia? |
Posted by: AlanC 2019-06-20 08:29 |