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Fri, 3rd period, Week 6, Libya, Immigration/Emigration
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Immigration/Emigration in Libya
State of Libya
Basics
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- capital: Tripoli
- population: 6.6 M (2016)
- once colonized by Italy
on the other side of Med. Sea
- a member of 3 different groups: Med. sea, Africa, Arabic
- 97 % Islam(Sunni)
- 90% desert
- a civil war in 2011
National Transitional Council vs Colonel Gaddafi
dictatorship from 1969 to 2011
- before civil war, one of stable, peaceful county in Africa
after civil war, the criminal rate became 5 times
- GDP: 77.9 billion USD(7th in Africa)
- one of petroleum producing countries
the biggest amount
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Immigration
Immigration
- immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)
- Libya is a lure for migrants, where exploitation awaits
arbitrary arrests, mob lynching immigrants
- the situation got worse after civil war
- many people in Africa come to Libya
as a major port to Europe
seeking for job
- At some detention facilities, staff members lease out black African detainees to employers
Emigration
- An annual 22,000 illegal migrants took the route from either Tunisia or Libya to Lampedusa in the 2000–2005 period.
- Lampedusa: the European territory closest to Libya
a prime transit point for irregular migrants from Africa
- this figure is increasing after the civil war in 2011
48,000 illegal emigrants have moved from Libya to Lampedusa
for just 8 month(from Jan. to Aug. in 2011
- trying to escape from unstable political situations
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Summary
Summary
- good economy
- unstable situation after the civil war in 2011
- violence and illegal weapon trades can be seen everywhere
- 12% of the population is immigrant
(a legal figure)
many other illegal immigrants
- they are also potential emigrants
- waypoint
- exploited
- the right to pursue their happiness??