Some borders do not end when you cross them. Even when you move, it moves with you, it follow you into your sleep, into your memories, into the language you speak, into the way you see yourself and the world around you. A poem by @davidyambio.bsky.social www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/a-borde...

A Border That Keeps Following Me: Poem By David Yambio

No one has ever shaken my hand without feeling broken borders inside my palm.No one has ever looked into my eyes without discovering an entire continent within them.Everything can be silenced except t...

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I sincerely believe that poetry remains one of the few places where a person can argue with memory, speak to revolution, fantasize about love, express rage, and question borders without needing permission or an audience. § A Border That Keeps Following Me § 1/9

OVER 1,000 PEOPLE MISSING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN FOLLOWING CYCLONE HARRY? What We Know — and What Remains Unaccounted For. www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/over-1-...

OVER 1,000 PEOPLE MISSING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN FOLLOWING CYCLONE HARRY? What We Know — and What Remains Unaccounted For.

According to information transmitted through official maritime channels, at least 380 people were reported missing at sea as of 24 January, unaccounted for, for up to ten days following departures fro...

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We appreciate these efforts but still have many unanswered questions. Why are Libyans and Europeans who were accomplices to these Eritrean perpetrators still unaccounted for? Shouldn’t this be a human trafficking case? www.dw.com/en/dutch-cou... @deutschewelle.dw.com

Dutch court sentences Eritrean migrant smuggler to 20 years

A Dutch court on Tuesday sentenced Eritrean Amanuel W. to 20 years in prison in the Netherlands' largest migrant smuggling case so far. More suspects are set to appear in court later this year.

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Such scenes leave me with a great deal of curiosity as I try to understand the origin of the torture methods applied in this footage. They lead to Rome; they lead to Europe. Today, those methods are being applied in Libya to harmless teenagers who are running for their lives.

That burning structure was a tent that sheltered a mother, her daughter, and her husband, who have been forced to live in the olive groves of Sfax since early 2023. The National Guard—now a Tunisian criminal entity funded by Europe—arrived and set it on fire without any remorse.

‼️‼️ MASS GRAVE OF REFUGEES DISCOVERED IN AJDABIA, 🇱🇾‼️‼️ Dear “civilised” Europe, when you exert exorbitant pressure on states like Libya to enforce your so-called migration “management” policies, the consequences are deadly, inhumane, unacceptable, and criminal. 1/2

When a woman is raped, tortured, and trafficked in Libya, community must step in. One of our sisters, currently stranded in Libya urgently needs your help. Please donate and share: paypal.me/RefugeesinLi... Full story here: www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/when-a-...

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Im Niger protestieren Menschen auf der Flucht seit 365+ Tagen friedlich für den Schutz ihrer Rechte. Illegal zurückgedrängt, sitzen viele nun fest in EU-finanzierten Lagern. @unhcr.org, ein EU-Externalisierungs-Partner, versagt. Mehr im Book of Shame von @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social!

Book of Shame | Refugees in Libya

BOOK OF SHAME: How UNHCR Fails to Protect Refugees in Libya, Tunisia, and Niger. Reflecting not only the collective ex

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In Niger, people on the move are protesting peacefully for 365+ days for the protection of their rights. Many were pushed back illegally and are now stuck in inhumane and EU-funded camps. @unhcr.org –an EU-externalization ally– does not help. Read more: @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social's Book of Shame!

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BOOK OF SHAME: How UNHCR Fails to Protect Refugees in Libya, Tunisia, and Niger. Reflecting not only the collective ex

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It's the same playbook everywhere. Righteous anger against the difficulties of living being redirected by the political classes and their backers towards those who find it hardest to defend themselves. It's ideal for cowards as it requires great courage and personal risk to take on the powerful.

David Yambio@davidyambio.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I’m deeply disappointed that there’s no outrage or news coverage about the violent xenophobic attacks happening in Libya. Black African “migrants” are being looted and beaten to death, with many being driven out of sight and into concentration camps for extortion.

As the head of the Libyan Refugees NGO notes, the terrible situation for people there (and in Tunisia) gets precious little attention.

David Yambio@davidyambio.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨 EMERGENCY right now in Tripoli, Libya🇱🇾 The refugee hunt is open. Police make illegal arrests. The population is threatening the refugees nationwide following deadly propaganda being spread on TikTok. Their belongings are looted. The world is closing its eyes. Europe says: job well done.

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I’m deeply disappointed that there’s no outrage or news coverage about the violent xenophobic attacks happening in Libya. Black African “migrants” are being looted and beaten to death, with many being driven out of sight and into concentration camps for extortion.

🚨 EMERGENCY right now in Tripoli, Libya🇱🇾 The refugee hunt is open. Police make illegal arrests. The population is threatening the refugees nationwide following deadly propaganda being spread on TikTok. Their belongings are looted. The world is closing its eyes. Europe says: job well done.

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BOOK OF SHAME: How UNHCR Fails to Protect Refugees in Libya, Tunisia, and Niger

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🆘 Distress Call from Benghazi ⚠️ Two days ago, we received an SOS message from a group of women and children allegedly held in an EU-linked detention camp in Benghazi, Libya. Most of them are Eritrean. They reported daily rape and sexual violence, starvation, torture, and ransom demands. 1/2

Scholarship for book writing (worth £18,000) open to anyone writing in the English language who was born in Africa, or both of whose parents were born in Africa. Deadline September 22. milesmorlandfoundation.com/entry-requir...

We are waiting for you in Rome with ANOTHER BOOK 📕 on why the MoU between Italy and Libya is deadly. It will be in Italian with English version later on. Come with your rage, loved ones, colleagues and friends.

Refugees in Libya@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨 18 October – Manifestation in Rome 🚨 We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias. We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾 📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome 📅 18 October

Stop the bloody deal! We say no to the Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Libya.

Refugees in Libya@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨 18 October – Manifestation in Rome 🚨 We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias. We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾 📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome 📅 18 October

We are waiting for you in Rome with ANOTHER BOOK 📕 on why the MoU between Italy and Libya is deadly. It will be in Italian with English version later on. Come with your rage, loved ones, colleagues and friends.

Refugees in Libya@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨 18 October – Manifestation in Rome 🚨 We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias. We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾 📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome 📅 18 October

We did what refugees are never supposed to do: we wrote a book that names and criticises the humanitarian agency that is meant to be our “saviours” For years, they wrote about us. Reports, statistics, projects. Now we have written about them—about UNHCR, IOM, and the EU….. 1/2

As it happens to me that many found this poetic, I will share it with the rest of you. I presented this text in Malta two days ago at the launch of the Malta Migration Archive @maltamigrationarchive.org , held at the University of Malta. I had no fancy speech to give, so I left this behind.

„Ich will Gerechtigkeit.” Was in #Libyen passiert, ist längst bekannt. Auch #Europa​s Rolle dabei ist kein Geheimnis: Menschen werden in den libyschen Haftzentren systematisch gequält und ausgebeutet. @davidyambio.bsky.social, will die Verbrechen vor Gericht bringen. @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social

Flüchtlingslager in Libyen: Kann dieser Mann das Leid stoppen?

In Libyen werden Flüchtlinge gequält und ausgebeutet – vor den Augen der EU-Politik. David Yambio, selbst ein Folteropfer, will die Verbrechen vor Gericht bringen.

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To speak about the referendum in Italy today is to speak of what the maniacs call a “defeat”. In our world, defeat is not accepted, not this kind but it is recognised. Thanking every Italian who could mirror our world to themselves and made a just vote. The 🌍 needs you.

After rescuing 112 people, our ship NADIR is arbitrarily detained in Lampedusa. The accusations are baseless. We followed all laws. This is not about law – it’s about political calculation. We demand the immediate release of #NADIR Read our full press statement here : resqship.org/en/detention...