13 May, 2020
“Libyans in uniforms are stealing their money… basically they’re living in terror.”
Coronavirus appears to have stemmed the flow of migrants into Europe in recent weeks - but the consequence of that is that many migrants are stuck in transit countries like Libya - in detention centres or just on the streets. Conditions have always been poor, but now the supply of food and water is erratic - and there's concern that there is the potential for covid-19 to quickly spread amongst people closely packed together. There are also reports of an increase in robberies. Sally Hayden, a migration journalist, is in contact with a number of refugees in Libya. Source: BBC
