Libya L’Orient-le-Jour, “21 bodies of sub-Saharan migrants discovered in a mass grave”, 15 January 2026
In Libya, 21 bodies of migrants were discovered in mid-January in a mass grave in Ajdabiya, in the north-east of the country. According to local authorities, the victims were being held in a farm that had been converted into a detention centre for people on the move. Several survivors, found in critical condition, helped locate the mass grave.
Mass graves are regularly discovered in (…)

On 14 January, a peaceful protest by 175 asylum seekers detained in Harmondsworth and Brook House detention centers in England was violently repressed by law enforcement. The detainees were protesting inhumane detention conditions and their removal to France under the “One in, one out” agreement signed during the summer 2025. Following this event, the detainees wrote reports and an open letter to the European civil society demanding to access their fundamental rights. Migreurop is publishing (…)

Mauritania El Diario, “La UE abre en Mauritania, con la colaboración de España, dos cárceles para migrantes inspiradas en los campamentos policiales de Canarias”, 6 November 2025.
On 17 October 2025, two new “temporary reception centres for foreigners” were inaugurated in Mauritania, in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. These facilities were funded and built by the European Union with the support of the Foundation for the Internationalisation of Public Administrations (FIAP), following the model (…)

Egypt Euronews, « L’Union européenne approfondit ses relations avec l’Égypte en augmentant son soutien financier à ce pays d’Afrique du Nord, malgré les préoccupations persistantes en matière de droits de l’homme », 22 October 2025
The European Union is preparing to grant Egypt €75 million in new aid as part of a €7.4 billion plan for 2024–2027. Presented as support for socio-economic development and the prevention of departures to Europe, this funding once again illustrates the European (…)

Libya Ouest-France, ’After the Ocean Viking, a German rescue ship also targeted by a Libyan patrol boat,’ 27 September 2025 InfoMigrants, ’Sea—Libyan ’ ’militia’ open fire on rescue vessel,’ 29 September 2025
On the night of 25 to 26 September, the civilian vessel Sea-Watch 5 came under fire from the so-called Libyan ’coast guard’ after rescuing 66 people in the Mediterranean. Sea-Watch points out that the patrol boat used by the Libyan forces was supplied to them by the European (…)