Libya - April 2025

On 2 April, the Internal Security Agency (ISA), an agency of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, suspended the operations of 10 international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in providing humanitarian assistance to migrants. Authorities stated that the organizations were involved in financial irregularities and activities considered a threat to national security and the country’s ‘demographic composition’, alleging that the organisations supported the settlement of sub-Saharan migrants. The suspension is expected to disrupt aid and protection efforts for migrant communities. Over 700,000 migrants currently reside in the country, according to the International Organization for Migration. 

Sources: Al Wasat, Associated Press, The New Arab, International Commission of Jurists, Libya Herald, International Organization for Migration