All the way across North Africa, from Mauritania in the west to Egypt in the east, refugees and other migrants are being subjected to many different forms of inhumanity. A brief description of these abuses and Europe’s role in encouraging them can be found in the article ‘We don’t want to stay here any more’
This page aims to monitor the inhumane treatment experienced by people on the move in the region, providing a set of regularly updated links to relevant books, articles, media outputs and events, covering all of North Africa’s coastal states, as well as Mali and Niger.
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Distressed in the desert: UNHCR’s perspective on the refugee situation in Agadez, Niger
For over a year, refugees at the Humanitarian Centre near Agadez, Niger, have been protesting about their conditions of life…
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“Confronting Sexual Violence during the War in Sudan: Possible Lessons from the DRC”, by Amaia Echebarrieta.
This April marked the extension of Sudan’s brutal civil war into its third year. According to the chair of the…
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‘We don’t want to stay here any more’ – The assault on migrant rights in North Africa, by Daisy Vaughan and Jeff Crisp
North Africa has become an increasingly hazardous region for refugees and other migrants. This blog examines the many dangers confronting…
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“Refugee Repatriation: a right or a ruse?”, by Pilar Aguilar.
Refugee repatriation is often championed as a solution that honours the right of return, a fundamental principle enshrined in international…
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“Refugee rights and resistance: a case study of Tunisia”, by Isabel Jess.
“In Tunisia we suffer & die from Racism. We have been neglected by the UN agencies. Betrayed by the international…
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“Mutual aid groups in Sudan: How can you get help to starving families?” – by Amaia Echebarrieta.
The conflict currently engulfing Sudan began on the 15th of April 2023 and since then, the country has been immersed…
Media Watch
Regional
‘EU law and life of us the black migrants’
https://www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/eu-law-and-life-of-us-the-black-migrants
‘North Africa: quarterly mixed migration update’
https://mixedmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/QMMU-2025-Q1-North-Africa.pdf
Algeria
‘Plus de 800 personnes de nationalité nigérienne ont été refoulées par les autorités algériennes;
https://x.com/TalgerienarnaneFoudai/status/1920889667706028417
‘More than 1800 migrants expelled from Algeria’
https://apnews.com/article/algeria-niger-migrants-expulsions-alarmphone-sahara-eb1e88277e5a5b7d696b4ff7502ca998
‘Refugee regime in upheaval’
https://rosaluxna.org/publications/refugee-regime-in-upheaval/
Egypt
‘Egypt’s complex mixed migration policy landscape’
https://mixedmigration.org/resource/egypts-complex-mixed-migration-policy-landscape/
‘IOM Egypt: handover of three vessels to the Egyptian navy’
https://www.facebook.com/iominegypt/posts/pfbid0hJ6Yj7VcFJtiVcR2uhtmAxVESRYRYNHFYPx6sq89RAhibQokKBPeCVYxv4dfeuhtl?rdid=qAoIYBJ4allQR6dE#
‘How Egypt manipulates smuggler arrests for EU money’
https://mada38.appspot.com/www.madamasr.com/en/2025/04/16/feature/politics/recycling-the-migration-books-how-egypt-manipulates-smuggler-arrests-for-eu-money/
Libya
‘Nowhere feel safe: refugees flee to Libya’
https://3ayin.com/en/libya-3/
‘Immigration agency clears Benghazi sidewalk of immigrant gatherings’
https://libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/immigration-agency-clears-benghazi-corniche-sidewalk-gathering
s-immigrants
‘Escaping Libya’s detention industry’
https://counter-investigations.org/investigation/escaping-libyas-detention-industry/
Mauritania
‘Mauritania launches an expulsions campaign’
https://mixedmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/QMMU-2025-Q1-West-Africa.pdf
‘Mali criticizes Mauritania for ill treatment of irregular migrants’
https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/63678/mali-criticizes-mauritania-for-ill-treatment-of-irregular-migrants
Morocco
‘UNHCR Morocco suspends in-person asylum requests’
https://en.hespress.com/109997-unhcr-morocco-suspends-in-person-asylum-requests-due-to-financial-crisis.html
Niger
‘Tensions running high amongst migrants at UNHCR centre’
https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/63890/niger-tensions-running-high-among-migrants-at-unhcr-center
‘We don’t want to stay here, abandoned in the desert’
https://www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/we-don-t-want-to-stay-here-abandoned-in-the-deser
Tunisia
‘Arbitrary detention of refugee and migrant human rights defenders’
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/05/draft-tunisia-year-long-arbitrary-detention-of-human-rights-defenders-working-with-refugees-and-migrants/
‘The Tunisian state as a human trafficker’
https://blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-criminologies-blog/blog-post/2025/04/tunisian-state-human-trafficker-evidence-report-state
‘Tunisia dismantles dozens of coastal camps’
https://www.euronews.com/2025/04/10/tunisia-dismantles-dozens-of-coastal-camps-housing-migrants-hoping-to-reach-europe
‘Sold across the border to Libya’
https://www.sosmediterranee.org/sold-across-the-border-survivors-describe-being-trafficked-from-tunisia-to-libya/
‘Refugees run out of options in Tunisia’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/23/i-dont-know-where-i-will-go-refugees-run-out-of-options-in-tunisia
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