Frankfurter Rundschau: Torture prisons, ransoms and Putin aid: Libya's militias earn riches from refugees

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"This year alone, over 2,300 refugees drowned in the Mediterranean while crossing to Europe. Particularly bizarre: In some cases it is the same gangs that tow refugee boats from the open sea back to the Libyan coast, torture the inmates and extort ransoms from their families. Terror expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) says: As long as there is no political stability in Libya, this will never stop."

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December 12, 2023
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