Hundreds of Libyan demonstrators block the main office of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Tripoli during a protest against migrants in the country, according to multiple reports. The demonstration takes place in the Sarraj neighbourhood, where protesters gather outside UNHCR’s office and chant slogans opposing what they describe as migrant settlement in Libya. Protesters call for Libya to remain for Libyans and urge the departure of migrants. The reports describe migrants as people who have travelled to Libya seeking work or onward passage to Europe. The demonstrators physically block access to the UNHCR office during the protest. The coverage focuses on the location, the scale of the demonstration, and the protesters’ stated message, with no details provided in the excerpts about arrests, injuries, or any specific response from UNHCR or Libyan authorities.
Libyans block UNHCR office in Tripoli during protest against migrants
Hundreds of Libyan demonstrators block the main office of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Tripoli during a protest against migrants in the country, according to multiple reports. The demonstration ta...
- Hundreds of Libyans protest outside UNHCR’s main office in Tripoli’s Sarraj neighbourhood.
- Protesters block the office during the demonstration.
- The protest targets migrants in Libya, described as seeking work or passage to Europe.
- Demonstrators chant slogans opposing settlement and calling for migrants to leave Libya.
- Reports cite June 4 as the date of the protest.
Hundreds of Libyan demonstrators blocked off the office of the U.N. refugee agency in the capital Tripoli on Thursday during a protest against migrants who have travelled to the country in search of work or passage to Europe. The demonstrators gathered in front of UNHCR’s main office in Tripoli’s Sarraj neighbourhood, chanting slogans such as […]
2 months agoTRIPOLI, June 4 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Libyan demonstrators blocked off the office of the U.N. refugee agency in the capital Tripoli on Thursday during a protest against migrants who have travelled to the country in search of work or passage to Europe. The demonstrators gathered in front of UNHCR's main office in Tripoli's Sarraj neighbourhood, chanting slogans such as "No, No to settlement, Libya only for Libyans" and "Get out of Libya, take them all out of Libya."
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