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Migrants await the distribution of basic necessities at Ain Zara detention centre in Tripoli on January 12, 2022. AFP
Migrants await the distribution of basic necessities at Ain Zara detention centre in Tripoli on January 12, 2022. AFP
UN estimates more than 12,000 migrants are being held in Libya
The detainees are being held in 27 prisons and detention centres across the country
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The National
18 January, 2022