Smuggling, power, profit: Irregular migration out of eastern Libya

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Irregular migration from eastern Libya to Crete has increased, drawing attention to alleged links between people-smuggling networks, powerful militias, and European actors. The report focuses on how these relationships may support and profit from the migration route.

There is currently more irregular migration between eastern Libya and Crete, Greece. It's raising questions as to what connects people smugglers with powerful militias in eastern Libya and then in turn, Europeans.