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Libya News - Apr 20, 2015


By bartolo - Posted on 19 April 2015


Fury as 700 people feared dead in ‘avoidable’ Mediterranean shipwreck, Amnesty calls it 'man-made tragedy of appalling proportions' - AFP


The Latest: Migrant survivor says 950 aboard capsized boat, about 200 women and dozens of children were among the passengers - Yahoo News


VIDEO: 700 feared dead as migrant boat sinks off Libya - Channel 4


VIDEO: Immigrants sailing from Libya saved - The Guardian


Migrant boat disaster: Countries across Europe accused of 'closing their eyes' to deaths - The Independent


EU refugee policies come under fire amid Mediterranean migrant disaster - DW.DE


The EU's asylum policy is to blame for the tragedy unfolding in the Mediterranean - Spectator Blogs


Save the Children statement: “The scale of what is happening in the Mediterranean isn’t an accident, it’s a direct result of our policy - Save the Children UK


Interview with Save the Children' Sarah Tyler: ′Restart search and rescue operation′ - DW.DE


Italian Red Cross chief slams lack of response from Europe to migrant crisis - ITV News


Medecins Sans Frontieres: A mass grave is being created in the Mediterranean and European policies are responsible - ITV News


NGOs demand humanitarian corridor, lay blame at the feet of Fortress Europe - MaltaToday.com.mt


EU ending migrant rescue missions has not curbed demand, say smugglers - The Guardian


List: The deadliest migrant boat events in the Mediterranean Sea in recent years - usatoday.com


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Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Says Italy Can't Tackle Mediterranean Migrant Crisis Alone - ndtv.com


Mogherini hints a criticism of northern European countries that have so far left rescue operations to southern states such as Italy - Reuters


Statement of Federica Mogherini on the capsizing of a migrants' boat in the Mediterranean sea - European Union, EEAS


European Parliament chief Schulz calls for change of EU migration policy - KUNA


UN Urges 'Robust' Rescue Operations for Refugees Following Largest Migrant Catastrophe in Mediterranean and Establish Credible Legal Avenues to Reach Europe - allAfrica.com


Pope Francis asks world to help Italy with migrants - Updated News


Farage blames “fanatical” Cameron and Sarkozy for the drowning of hundreds of migrants off Italy, saying the exodus was “directly caused” by western intervention in the civil war in Libya - Telegraph


VIDEO: Nigel Farage: David Cameron’s ‘fanaticism’ is to blame for Libya migrant crisis - Spectator Blogs


VIDEO: Rand Paul criticizes Hillary Clinton over Libya: I think it was a mistake to be in Libya... Jihadists swim in our swimming pool now. It's a disaster. We should have never been there - RealClearPolitics


Rand Paul: Benghazi disqualifies Hillary Clinton for president, she is guilty of a “dereliction of duty” during her time as secretary of state - dailysignal.com


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Slaughter on the beach in Libya: Islamic State behead and shoot Ethiopian Christians in sickening new propaganda video - Daily Mail Online


VIDEO (short and full versions): Christians executed by Islamic State in video titled 'Until there came to them – Clear evidence' - tangentcode


Islamic State Files Show Structure of Islamist Terror Group - SPIEGEL ONLINE


Libya peace talks 'very close' to final accord: UN - Yahoo News


Excerpts from SRSG for Libya Bernardino Leon’s Press Conference in Skhirat Morocco, 19 April 2015 - United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)


Heavy clashes in central district, suburb of Tripoli - Reuters

 

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