The Libyan Crossroads (inglés)

THE LIBYAN CROSSROADS DEADLY PASSAGE TO EUROPE 2011-2020

Bangladeshis and Egyptians that were able to escape from Libya's Revolution, in a refugee camp in Ras Ejder, wait in line to receive food (Tunisia).

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Original title The Libyan Crossroads Publisher Leopoldo Blume Photography, Text and Concept Ricardo Garcia Vilanova Foreword Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Digital Image Processing David Vicente, Juan Manuel Castro Prieto. AuthSpirit Layout Anna Valls Torres Translation Kevin Krell Text Edition Jeanine Beck Edition/Production Cristina Rodríguez Fischer First edition 2020 © 2020 Naturart, S. A. Editado por BLUME. Carrer de les Alberes, 52, 2.º, Vallvidrera, 08017 Barcelona Tel. 93 205 40 00 e-mail: info@blume.net © 2020 of the texts, their authors © 2020 of the photographs, Ricardo Garcia Vilanova I.S.B.N.: 978-84-18075-24-7 Legal deposit: B.5256-2020 Printed in Tallers Gràfics Soler, Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona) All rights reserved. Total or partial reproduction of this work by any means, whether mechanical or electronic, without the express written authorization of the author is prohibited.

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THE LIBYAN CROSSROADS DEADLY PASSAGE TO EUROPE 2011-2020

CONTENTS Foreword 6 Rescue at sea Detention centres on Libyan territory 9 The sleep of reason produces monsters [etchings from the series Los Caprichos by Goya] 10 Map of Libya (War Zones, Detention Centres, Beach Departure Points) 64 The Libyan crossroads: the human stories leading to them

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Libya. The Three wars In times of war, the law falls silent [Cicero]

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Home countries Equality for those who are equal, inequality for those who are unequal [Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche] Map showing migration routes

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Refugee and migrant women and children in the detention centre in Garabulli.

Refugees and migrants from Egypt, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Niger and Nigeria waiting to be hired for temporary construction work in Zuwarah.

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After two days on board the NGO Doctors Without Borders ship, Bourbon Argos, some refugees and migrants dance to celebrate their arrival in Calabria.

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ISBN 978-84-18075-24-7

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