The IOM’s report also complained about smugglers in Libya and Italy increasingly using less seaworthy vessels. According to Vataux, the majority of migrants in Libya live clandestinely “under the yoke of smugglers or – for the most unlucky – kidnapping organisations”. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has recently published a report warning of the dangers in the route. The IOM report, titled Fatal Journeys, has been compiled by the Berlin-based Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC). Recent clampdowns on the Libya-Italy route have also led to the increase in attempts to reach the continent via Morocco.

Source: The Guardian September 10, 2017 22:52 UTC