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Reporter's Notebook: Vulnerable Migrants in Libya Demand Passage to Safety

Heather Murdock

   TRIPOLI - It is impossible to exaggerate the desperation found in
   migrant centers in Libya.

   On the road to Libya, rape, murder and kidnappings are so common that
   it is hard to find anyone who does not have a story to tell about
   them.Even before this trauma, the same people fled brutal wars,
   genocide, gang violence, and abject poverty.They left home because they
   wanted to live.

   Libya is a step closer to reaching Europe, and many survivors of the
   journey are often still hopeful they will make it all the way.

   In the meantime, they suffer detentions, homelessness, war and
   poverty.The fear, migrants tell us, is constant.

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