NoraGottlieb, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago)

@Sherifazuhur @libya I'm glad that the Guardian reports on this - but it's anything but new. Trafficking for ransom has been discovered as a profitable business in the area for > a decade. And the sealing off of European borders/blocking of secure migration routes has been playing a central role in this.

Same terrible story/stories, e.g., here 👇. I've heard them first-hand from #Eritrean #asylumseekers at the time. https://hotline.org.il/en/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-en/sinai-torture-camps/

#migration
#trafficking
#mediterranean
#refugees