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U.N. Reports Fewer Refugees but Riskier Voyages

JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated Press Sep 2, 2018 This year, 1,095 people have died crossing the Mediterranean from Libya—one death for every 18 arrivals. In June alone, the proportion hit one death for every seven arrivals. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

From Venezuela to McCain, Big Media and Human Rights Industry in Lockstep

Joe Emersberger / FAIR Sep 2, 2018 By citing prominent rights groups that often express an imperial perspective, the corporate media seem to provide critical assessments that are independent of Western officialdom. Don’t buy it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.N. Reports ‘Exceptional’ Death Rates in Sea Off Libya

FRANCES D'EMILIO / The Associated Press Jul 6, 2018 Roughly one in six migrants who set out in traffickers' unseaworthy boats from Libya died in June, a period that corresponds to crackdowns by Italy and Malta against private rescue boats operating in the area. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Reports Fewer Refugees but Riskier Voyages

From Venezuela to McCain, Big Media and Human Rights Industry in Lockstep

U.N. Reports ‘Exceptional’ Death Rates in Sea Off Libya

EU Sets Crisis Summit on Migration

World Has 68.5 Million Displaced People, U.N. Agency Says

Trauma Inflicted on Children in the War on Terror Is Clouding Global Society’s Future