Almoatassam Senoussi
@alsenoussi.bsky.social
A Libyan Human Rights Defender.
Keeping an eye open on #Libya.
Keeping an eye open on #Libya.
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At what cost?
The EU border agency @frontex.bsky.social reports a 26% decrease in irregular border crossings last year.
These numbers say nothing about the human suffering behind the EU’s shift from asylum to deterrence🧵
The EU border agency @frontex.bsky.social reports a 26% decrease in irregular border crossings last year.
These numbers say nothing about the human suffering behind the EU’s shift from asylum to deterrence🧵
📢 In 2025, the number of irregular border crossings to the EU dropped by 26% to 178 000, the lowest since 2021
📉 Western African route saw the biggest drop (-63%)
⚠️ Central Mediterranean was the busiest route, accounting for 37% of all arrivals
👇 For more insights, read our press release:
📉 Western African route saw the biggest drop (-63%)
⚠️ Central Mediterranean was the busiest route, accounting for 37% of all arrivals
👇 For more insights, read our press release:
January 16, 2026 at 9:36 AM
At what cost?
The EU border agency @frontex.bsky.social reports a 26% decrease in irregular border crossings last year.
These numbers say nothing about the human suffering behind the EU’s shift from asylum to deterrence🧵
The EU border agency @frontex.bsky.social reports a 26% decrease in irregular border crossings last year.
These numbers say nothing about the human suffering behind the EU’s shift from asylum to deterrence🧵
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Horrifying news: In Libya, a mass grave with at least 21 persons was discovered.
Their deaths are a direct consequence of EU migration politics. Libya is not a safe place for people on the move! www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6927...
Their deaths are a direct consequence of EU migration politics. Libya is not a safe place for people on the move! www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6927...
Mass grave of migrants discovered in eastern Libya, survivors report torture
The bodies of at least 21 migrants were discovered in a mass grave near Ajdabiya in eastern Libya, after authorities raided a farm where survivors reported torture and abuse. Investigations into the d...
www.infomigrants.net
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Horrifying news: In Libya, a mass grave with at least 21 persons was discovered.
Their deaths are a direct consequence of EU migration politics. Libya is not a safe place for people on the move! www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6927...
Their deaths are a direct consequence of EU migration politics. Libya is not a safe place for people on the move! www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6927...
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Mass graves containing the bodies of 21 people have been uncovered in eastern Libya: shorturl.at/OabPW
📣This is yet another tragic discovery, and likely not the last, as the EU has reportedly stepped up its co-operation with Libyan authorities to prevent people seeking safety from reaching Europe.
📣This is yet another tragic discovery, and likely not the last, as the EU has reportedly stepped up its co-operation with Libyan authorities to prevent people seeking safety from reaching Europe.
January 15, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Mass graves containing the bodies of 21 people have been uncovered in eastern Libya: shorturl.at/OabPW
📣This is yet another tragic discovery, and likely not the last, as the EU has reportedly stepped up its co-operation with Libyan authorities to prevent people seeking safety from reaching Europe.
📣This is yet another tragic discovery, and likely not the last, as the EU has reportedly stepped up its co-operation with Libyan authorities to prevent people seeking safety from reaching Europe.
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In 2025, over 27,000 people were intercepted and returned to Libya, where arbitrary detention, exploitation, and violence are the norm.
‼️Instead of taking responsibility for its role in the abuses against people on the move, the EU is doubling down on its support to the Libyan authorities.
‼️Instead of taking responsibility for its role in the abuses against people on the move, the EU is doubling down on its support to the Libyan authorities.
Leitstelle und Wachturm: Die EU kopiert ihr Hintertür-Modell aus Westlibyen in den Osten. Berüchtigte Milizen sollen damit Geflüchtete auf einer neuen Route nach Kreta abfangen.
EU verdoppelt Pullback-System in Libyen
Leitstelle und Wachturm: Die EU kopiert ihr Hintertür-Modell aus Westlibyen in den Osten. Berüchtigte Milizen sollen damit Geflüchtete auf einer neuen Route nach Kreta abfangen.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
In 2025, over 27,000 people were intercepted and returned to Libya, where arbitrary detention, exploitation, and violence are the norm.
‼️Instead of taking responsibility for its role in the abuses against people on the move, the EU is doubling down on its support to the Libyan authorities.
‼️Instead of taking responsibility for its role in the abuses against people on the move, the EU is doubling down on its support to the Libyan authorities.
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We call on EU Member States to end all forms of involvement in interceptions and returns of people to Libya, which is not considered a place of safety under international law. This includes refraining from actions that facilitate interceptions by Libyan authorities.
👉 tinyurl.com/bde8feta
👉 tinyurl.com/bde8feta
Boat in Distress Intercepted by Libyan Coast Guard Following Reported Aerial Support in International Waters - SOS MEDITERRANEE
Libyan Coast Guard personnel referred over radio communications to the presence of a “Maltese” aircraft during the interception of a boat in distress in international waters, approximately 70 (...)
tinyurl.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
We call on EU Member States to end all forms of involvement in interceptions and returns of people to Libya, which is not considered a place of safety under international law. This includes refraining from actions that facilitate interceptions by Libyan authorities.
👉 tinyurl.com/bde8feta
👉 tinyurl.com/bde8feta
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'How the refugee system fails the whistleblowers it should protect' - "The author is writing anonymously for fear of possible retaliation by human trafficking gangs. UNHCR, has acknowledged the risks he and his family face, but say they cannot help him..." www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/firs...
How the refugee system fails the whistleblowers it should protect
A refugee who blew the whistle on human trafficking argues that the refugee system prefers silence.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
'How the refugee system fails the whistleblowers it should protect' - "The author is writing anonymously for fear of possible retaliation by human trafficking gangs. UNHCR, has acknowledged the risks he and his family face, but say they cannot help him..." www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/firs...
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27,116 *people* intercepted & forced back to Libya in 2025, while trying to reach Europe (includes more than 2,300 women & nearly 1,000 children). At least 1,314 believed to have died. - IOM figures.
January 14, 2026 at 11:50 AM
27,116 *people* intercepted & forced back to Libya in 2025, while trying to reach Europe (includes more than 2,300 women & nearly 1,000 children). At least 1,314 believed to have died. - IOM figures.
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ATTENTION: While the EU doesn't recognize the Haftar-Regime, it expands its pullback system to Benghazi in East Libya. The EU pays €3 million from the “European Peace Facility” to militia leaders accused of war crimes to abduct and abuse people trying to cross the sea.
Leitstelle und Wachturm: Die EU kopiert ihr Hintertür-Modell aus Westlibyen in den Osten. Berüchtigte Milizen sollen damit Geflüchtete auf einer neuen Route nach Kreta abfangen.
EU verdoppelt Pullback-System in Libyen
Leitstelle und Wachturm: Die EU kopiert ihr Hintertür-Modell aus Westlibyen in den Osten. Berüchtigte Milizen sollen damit Geflüchtete auf einer neuen Route nach Kreta abfangen.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:32 PM
ATTENTION: While the EU doesn't recognize the Haftar-Regime, it expands its pullback system to Benghazi in East Libya. The EU pays €3 million from the “European Peace Facility” to militia leaders accused of war crimes to abduct and abuse people trying to cross the sea.
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🇱🇾 🇮🇹 #Libya, #Italy and the #ICC: a long history of discord. Last year, Italy failed to transfer a Libyan alleged war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court. What were the consequences?
www.justiceinfo.net/en/154252-li...
#InternationalCriminalCourt
www.justiceinfo.net/en/154252-li...
#InternationalCriminalCourt
Libya, Italy and the ICC: a long history of discord
Last year, Italy failed to transfer a Libyan alleged war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court. What were the consequences?
www.justiceinfo.net
January 12, 2026 at 10:03 AM
🇱🇾 🇮🇹 #Libya, #Italy and the #ICC: a long history of discord. Last year, Italy failed to transfer a Libyan alleged war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court. What were the consequences?
www.justiceinfo.net/en/154252-li...
#InternationalCriminalCourt
www.justiceinfo.net/en/154252-li...
#InternationalCriminalCourt
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For victims, cooperation determines whether access to justice is real or out of reach:
“We want to make our voices heard: we are seeking justice through the International Criminal Court, after losing hope in the Attorney General and the Libyan courts controlled by militias.”
“We want to make our voices heard: we are seeking justice through the International Criminal Court, after losing hope in the Attorney General and the Libyan courts controlled by militias.”
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
For victims, cooperation determines whether access to justice is real or out of reach:
“We want to make our voices heard: we are seeking justice through the International Criminal Court, after losing hope in the Attorney General and the Libyan courts controlled by militias.”
“We want to make our voices heard: we are seeking justice through the International Criminal Court, after losing hope in the Attorney General and the Libyan courts controlled by militias.”
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❗ The Situation in Libya in 2025 became a key test for cooperation with the International Criminal Court.
In a new piece co-authored with @lcw.ngo, we unpack what cooperation with the ICC means in practice, and what the human cost is when states fall short.
coalitionfortheicc.org/news/icc-non...
In a new piece co-authored with @lcw.ngo, we unpack what cooperation with the ICC means in practice, and what the human cost is when states fall short.
coalitionfortheicc.org/news/icc-non...
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
❗ The Situation in Libya in 2025 became a key test for cooperation with the International Criminal Court.
In a new piece co-authored with @lcw.ngo, we unpack what cooperation with the ICC means in practice, and what the human cost is when states fall short.
coalitionfortheicc.org/news/icc-non...
In a new piece co-authored with @lcw.ngo, we unpack what cooperation with the ICC means in practice, and what the human cost is when states fall short.
coalitionfortheicc.org/news/icc-non...
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🔊 “I hope the whole world will be safe and peaceful, nothing more,” says Mohamed, rescued by the #OceanViking after fleeing #Sudan.
@afp.com journalists on board captured the hopes of survivors as the ship sails to the distant port of #Savona.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANfB...
@afp.com journalists on board captured the hopes of survivors as the ship sails to the distant port of #Savona.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANfB...
Rescued migrants share hopes for 2026 from Mediterranean humanitarian ship | AFP
YouTube video by AFP News Agency
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:22 PM
🔊 “I hope the whole world will be safe and peaceful, nothing more,” says Mohamed, rescued by the #OceanViking after fleeing #Sudan.
@afp.com journalists on board captured the hopes of survivors as the ship sails to the distant port of #Savona.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANfB...
@afp.com journalists on board captured the hopes of survivors as the ship sails to the distant port of #Savona.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANfB...
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My concern for Venezuela is rooted in watching Libya for the past decade.
Neither Maduro nor Gaddafi were good for their people and nations.
Yet, seeing what followed the fall of Gaddafi fills me with concern for the future of Venezuela.
There are ways to build peace, this ain’t it.
Neither Maduro nor Gaddafi were good for their people and nations.
Yet, seeing what followed the fall of Gaddafi fills me with concern for the future of Venezuela.
There are ways to build peace, this ain’t it.
It’s exhausting and boring, but because the wilful misunderstanders will be out in force some of us are going to have to spend a lot of time saying:
No, we do not like or support Maduro.
We like and support the rule of law.
No, we do not like or support Maduro.
We like and support the rule of law.
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
My concern for Venezuela is rooted in watching Libya for the past decade.
Neither Maduro nor Gaddafi were good for their people and nations.
Yet, seeing what followed the fall of Gaddafi fills me with concern for the future of Venezuela.
There are ways to build peace, this ain’t it.
Neither Maduro nor Gaddafi were good for their people and nations.
Yet, seeing what followed the fall of Gaddafi fills me with concern for the future of Venezuela.
There are ways to build peace, this ain’t it.
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It’s worth mentioning that this also comes after a year of the U.S. gutting support for the UN, sanctioning ICC judges, withdrawing from international agreements, collapsing international aid by breaking down USAID, and damaging any work for peace i.e. through USIP.
Colombian president Gustavo Petro has requested urgent meetings in the UN and the Organization of American States (OAS) - only question is to what extent these multilatreal organizations even matter in a world where the US has shown no regard for the rules based international order.
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 AM
It’s worth mentioning that this also comes after a year of the U.S. gutting support for the UN, sanctioning ICC judges, withdrawing from international agreements, collapsing international aid by breaking down USAID, and damaging any work for peace i.e. through USIP.
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Pakistan seals $4bn arms deal to sell Chinese warplanes to Libya's Khalifa Haftar: Report - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pakistan-seals-4bn-arms-deal-sell-chinese-warplanes-libyas-khalifa-haftar-report
Pakistan seals $4bn arms deal to sell Chinese warplanes to Libya's Khalifa Haftar: Report
Field Marshal Asim Munir tells Haftar's officers Libya is a 'land of lions' as he looks to clinch historic arms deal
www.middleeasteye.net
December 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Pakistan seals $4bn arms deal to sell Chinese warplanes to Libya's Khalifa Haftar: Report - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pakistan-seals-4bn-arms-deal-sell-chinese-warplanes-libyas-khalifa-haftar-report
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#Libya 🇱🇾 A draft law promises stronger protections for #women, but militia dominance, political violence, and a paralyzed judiciary allow attacks on women who speak out to continue with #impunity, say CIHRS and the Libya Platform Coalition. buff.ly/AnSrFnq
December 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Libya 🇱🇾 A draft law promises stronger protections for #women, but militia dominance, political violence, and a paralyzed judiciary allow attacks on women who speak out to continue with #impunity, say CIHRS and the Libya Platform Coalition. buff.ly/AnSrFnq
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There's been much speculation about the 1,000 tons of #yellowcake removed by convoys from Arlit #Niger since late November. This article suggests they have been airlifted by a Russian military Antonov in several flights, via the al-Khadim airbase in eastern #Libya and Turkish airspace, to Russia.
Inside Russia's Air Route for Transporting Uranium from Niger via Libya and Syria
Aboard an Antonov, from Niamey to Moscow: the long journey of yellowcake extracted in Arlit and purchased by Rosatom. Stopovers in Libya and Syria, and the decoy of a cargo ship waiting in Lomé
www.ilfoglio.it
December 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
There's been much speculation about the 1,000 tons of #yellowcake removed by convoys from Arlit #Niger since late November. This article suggests they have been airlifted by a Russian military Antonov in several flights, via the al-Khadim airbase in eastern #Libya and Turkish airspace, to Russia.
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1/2 When "cooperation" becomes complicity.
While people are intercepted at sea and sent back to the hell of Libyan detention, @UNmigration talks about "joint action"and “safe, orderly migration.”
From 7–13 Dec 2025: 564 people intercepted to torture, extortion,abuse.
All documented.
While people are intercepted at sea and sent back to the hell of Libyan detention, @UNmigration talks about "joint action"and “safe, orderly migration.”
From 7–13 Dec 2025: 564 people intercepted to torture, extortion,abuse.
All documented.
December 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
1/2 When "cooperation" becomes complicity.
While people are intercepted at sea and sent back to the hell of Libyan detention, @UNmigration talks about "joint action"and “safe, orderly migration.”
From 7–13 Dec 2025: 564 people intercepted to torture, extortion,abuse.
All documented.
While people are intercepted at sea and sent back to the hell of Libyan detention, @UNmigration talks about "joint action"and “safe, orderly migration.”
From 7–13 Dec 2025: 564 people intercepted to torture, extortion,abuse.
All documented.
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كشف البيانات التعريفية مثل الموقع قد يكشف هوية المستخدمين ويعرّض سلامتهم وحقهم في حرية التعبير للخطر.
https://bit.ly/4ppV9YE
https://bit.ly/4ppV9YE
الكشف عن الموقع في "إكس" يهدد سلامة المستخدمين
تقول الشركة إن الهدف من هذه الميزة هو التحقق من صحة معلومات الحساب وتحسين الشفافية، ولكنها تثير مخاوف جدية بشأن خصوصية المستخدمين وسلامتهم.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
كشف البيانات التعريفية مثل الموقع قد يكشف هوية المستخدمين ويعرّض سلامتهم وحقهم في حرية التعبير للخطر.
https://bit.ly/4ppV9YE
https://bit.ly/4ppV9YE
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#Libya 🇱🇾 Years of impunity have left women facing threats, political violence and blocked access to justice. According to rights groups, the draft law on violence will stay symbolic unless officials curb militia control and restore justice. buff.ly/tU0eTMx
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#Libya 🇱🇾 Years of impunity have left women facing threats, political violence and blocked access to justice. According to rights groups, the draft law on violence will stay symbolic unless officials curb militia control and restore justice. buff.ly/tU0eTMx
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JOINT STATEMENT: GERMANY’S SURRENDER OF EL HISHRI TO THE ICC IS A TURNING POINT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE LIBYA SITUATION
Read the complete statement: lcw.ngo/en/p/126nK
Read the complete statement: lcw.ngo/en/p/126nK
December 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
JOINT STATEMENT: GERMANY’S SURRENDER OF EL HISHRI TO THE ICC IS A TURNING POINT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE LIBYA SITUATION
Read the complete statement: lcw.ngo/en/p/126nK
Read the complete statement: lcw.ngo/en/p/126nK
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#Libya
The minister of interior proudly says "we deported thousands of #migrants, but I won’t mention the number so we don’t get the evil eye."
Imagine a Minister who claims "transparency" refuses to give real numbers because of the #evil_eye
And we are expected to take this seriously
The minister of interior proudly says "we deported thousands of #migrants, but I won’t mention the number so we don’t get the evil eye."
Imagine a Minister who claims "transparency" refuses to give real numbers because of the #evil_eye
And we are expected to take this seriously
1/2 The Interior Minister of #Tripoli is now declaring with full “political audacity” that Libyan authorities are ready to cooperate with the #Europeans to stop #migrants from reaching EU shores,in exchange for Europe supporting Libya in speeding up deportations.
December 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM