in libya. this is a civil war and. and what awaits us in the future in libya is a humanitarian crisis so many people have died so many refugees have hand to leave their homes and what i can say is that. i will continue to work. constantly with my friends with my colleagues with everyone who's ready to listen on the international level. so that the international community. can. unite and. all the involved parties in libya to come to the negotiating table and and. reach a cease fire as for saraj down there is. i . would like. to ask him to take this responsibility on him and make all of the african. you know order to prevent a humanitarian crisis in libya from unfolding now the final question from russian media. a minute. it's not today. i'm in a crisis situations around the world but there is also venezuela have you discussed that country today do you believe that the crisis has been averted overcome there also mr putin about your meetings in vatican could you speak in detail about what you've agreed on in the vatican.

i mean your libya. a few years ago and. especially with the italian government the new italian government about 2 years ago and the arrangement such that. any migrants who are taking off from libya shores. will be if they are caught somewhere in the way towards europe specifically if they are within the libyan territory waters now would be sent back to libya and then the. international really organization for migration along with the libyan local authorities are supposed to care of them for a while and then reprocess.

policy towards libya at the moment as far as you understand. hello well no it isn't many other cases it's very unclear what is you're you aspire to see i think it's a combination here or failed american policy but not only american it's e.u. it's the other members of the security council there are clashes sort of interest here between the european union that want to stop migration slowly be earth so the mediterranean and bear in mind all of the $579.00 migrans that are around in them into the indian until the so the of july so we are in this situation that this migrants that flee droughts and wars and civil wars and other disaster in their own countries are caught in libya in the situation room is deteriorated the security council is incapable of taking a decision and washington generally under the top and ministration is in the confusing messages well there was that phone call wasn't there some weeks ago if not months ago between president drum and there. which seemed to suggest a certain amount of support coming from the white house at least

egypt also had a plot in libya now the little pockets that are remaining in the west side of libya . that supporting after is quickly turning over or handing their weapons to the to the. government of national army so it's basically the station although it does lots of really. comes out of it. as a positive so i don't understand how there could be a positive to striking a civilian target no not talking.

people to go back to why are they being forced to go back to libya. well i think i think this is one of the arrangements that have been done with the new libya between the i mean. a few years ago and. especially with the italian government the new italian government about 2 years ago and the arrangement such that the any migrants who are taking off from libya shores. will be if they are caught somewhere in the way towards europe specifically if they are within the libyan territory waters there would be sent back to libya and then the. international really organization for migration along with the libyan local authorities are supposed to care of them for a while and then reprocess them in some way and rode me to try to convince as many of them as possible to send them back and then actually they haven't been you know kind of regular of flights taking back migrants with their own countries but the problem here i guess is. that that will not so of course solve the immigration problem there will always be migrants in libya and fortunately there will be mo

the situation in libya. increasingly volatile since april when forces loyal to wall old khalifa haftar launched an offensive to control the capital hundreds of people have been killed and tains of thousands displaced in the fighting. have to us forces have carried out several air raids on tripoli in recent days after losing the town of nearby eleanor head the area before the area has. probably. but this is a very. densely populated area. the violence has worsened the suffering in migrant attention centers some close to the front lines which housed those pushed back by the european funded libyan coast guard the un's describe the conditions in the same as appalling with little food and water repeatedly calling for them to be closed it's condemn tuesday's attack saying civilians should never be targeted brian al jazeera. all right our diplomatic editor james maes joins us here on set at al-jazeera world headquarters good to have you back with us in the studio for a change james any indication of who did this we

countries across the desert in libya and then also some of them were detained in libya to italy waters months ago when they were trying to cross the mediterranean to europe and then they were brought to detention centers in the capital tripoli many of them are wondering what they have no idea what is happening i spoke to some migrants and also more today they didn't just wondering why they're being targeted and they have no idea the have been caught in detention centers months ago the couldn't have a chance to. contact the very embassies they have not been visited by their diplomatic missions and they have not been able to be sent back to their own countries. now the government here is saying that those who have died. did they will probably be buried here if their countries are not demanding their corpses and also for the wanted the government says that those who have minor injuries they have received treatment at the hospitals and then they were released but those who have to stay longer in hospitals did not know what's happening next they are afraid that they might be sent to other d

well general hocked our divides that are in libya i feel that he is a hero that saved. you know radical groups that have put their city in. busy many many that have a completely opposite view and see him as the incarnation of evil. that may be a lot of war against terror to be waging war against opponents and these individuals essentially consider him in. busy power. it's not up to me to to define him but i think that they didn't recognize that he's a divisive figure in libya and unfortunately to reconcile and they're going to bring back together there's one tree that seems frankly for 2 units divided into political entities 2 rival governments and military actions there needs to be. movement and to find a middle ground motherly you know part of the there is and what's he doing on many other issues that have divided into continue to divide the country and to go back to your question about you know what is the impact of this war in tripoli. my colleague before mentioned sort of their humanitarian impact of the war but i think there's a much more important. than mythical

to go back to why are they being forced to go back to libya. well i think i think this is one of the arrangements that have been done with the new libya between the i mean the only being. a few years ago and. especially with the italian government the new italian government about 2 years ago and the arrangement such that the any migrants who are taking off from libya shores. will be if they are caught somewhere in the way towards europe specifically if they are within the libyan territory waters there will be sent back to libya and then the. international really organization for migration along with the libyan local authorities are supposed to care of them for a while and then reprocess them in some way and rode me to try to convince as many of them as possible to send them back and then actually they had been you know kind of regular of flights taking back migrants with their own countries but the problem here i guess is. that that would not so of course solve the migration problem there will always be migrants in libya and fortunately there w

libya negotiation under the u.n. effort bad i think remove the legal things that's somewhat wishful thinking in the sense that i think most of the rashes. synergism vission to has a new name for him he is the as i can remember was the voice is from the east. but we have to face the fact that willingly or unwillingly. his voice is a government that backs i reality on the ground. like them i'm not like that and might about them or or agree with them but it's difficult to loads of real sense that excludes an actor that has the military might to attack tripoli and has the level of foreign support that you can't still somehow i think we need to be thinking about a new form of alert that called i don't believe in but certainly not one which. excludes it's a choice on the ground and less that when i think i think one thing that is explicitly clear in this situation in libya is that while governments around the world put their own national interests 1st. and perpetuates the current situation in terms of the military support

breaking news libya. traffic. page traffic has stopped at libya's only functioning international. airport following a strike. strike at mitiga appleton libya in tripoli it's only functioning international airport has had. traffic suspended because of a and try to bring you more on that soon as we get. straight back down to. the world cup final. was. it was. it was. it was. it was. it was. it was. you. time this posies now with martin thank you very much anger and the reach their thirst cricket world cup semifinal in 27 years with a dominant victory over new zealand well england needed a win to be sure of a last 4 slice and for the 2nd game running jonny bairstow hit a century to get them off to a terrific start at chester the street in darren eventually set a victory target of $306.00 that frankly the black caps never looked like chasing down and ahead when it was dying for a 1st ball duck in fact some great fielding by the entire england same result and were bowled out for 186 england winning 190 runs the world's top ranked side and pretending that favorites really turned things

well general hocked our divides that are in libya i feel that he is a hero that saved. you know radical groups that have put their city in. busy many many that have a completely opposite view and see him as the incarnation of evil. that may be a lot of war against terror to wage a war against opponents and these individuals essentially consider him in. busy power. it's not up to meet to define him but i think that they didn't recognize that he's a divisive figure in libya and unfortunately to reconcile and they're going to bring back together there's one tree that seems frankly for 2 units divided into political entities 2 rival governments and military actions there needs to be. movement and to find a middle ground motherly you know part of the there is and what's he doing on many other issues that have divided into continue to divide the country and to go back to your question about you know what is the impact of this war in tripoli. my colleague before mentioned sort of their humanitarian impact of the war but i think there's a much more important. political long ter

mission in libya said the attack would constitute a war crime while the u.n. chief through a spokesman demanded a full independent investigation he condemns this horrendous incident in the strongest terms and he expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a requip recovery to those injured the secretary general calls for an independent investigation of the circumstances of this incident to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice it is important to note that the united nations had provided exact coordinates of the detention center to the parties. the un recognized government says forces loyal to the warlord are responsible rejects those allegations from the ministry of interior for the government of national accord denounces the horrible crime that's been committed against the detention center for illegal migrants into giora that took place last night carried out by criminal aircraft this is a definite crime in every respect which has led to a humanitarian tragedy the interior ministry affirms that it will take all th

well general how tired divides there are in libya and i feel that he is a hero that saved. you know radical groups that have put their city in. busy many many that have a completely opposite view and see him as the incarnation of evil. that may be a lot of war against terror to wage a war against opponents and these individuals essentially consider him in. busy power. it's not up to meet to define him but i think that they didn't recognize that he's a divisive figure in libya and unfortunately to reconcile and they're going to bring back together this country that seems frankly for 2 units divided into fanatical entities to rival governments and military. there needs to be. movement and to find a middle ground motherly dong you know what's on the hot areas and what's he doing on many other issues that have divided into continue to divide the country and to go back to your question about you know what is the impact of this war in tripoli. my colleague before mentioned sort of their humanitarian impact of the war but i think there's a much more important. than mythical long t

calls for a cease fire in libya following cheeses deadly air strikes on a migrant detention camp. competing rallies marked venezuela's independence day opposition protesters are countered by a military show of force led spying president maduro. america's called a state struggles to cope with the heat wave found wildfires that have smothered watch areas but small class. the birthplace of really hasn't been a say since the earliest days of civilization is declared a world heritage sites. but 1st the u.n. security council has called on libya's warring parties to commit to a cease fire 3 months after warlord who the for have to his forces loan stone offensive to seize the capital tripoli well the statement was prompted by cheese days airstrike on a migrants detention center a new footage has a marriage showing the moments the airstrike hit the camp near tripoli the death toll has climbed to 60 and more than 100 people have been injured the u.n. recognized government blamed the attack on have to its forces but the warlord spokesman said they were targeting a weapons depo controlled by

in the mediterranean once again more than 100 migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of libya officials are calling it the deadliest shipwreck this year and a lack of political will is stymieing efforts to save lives. also coming up the u.s. justice department announces plans to revive the federal death penalty the move ends a 16 year moratorium on the practice and it's expected to trigger a host of legal challenges plus a blistering heat wave in europe and record high temperatures france experiences of all time highs for a 2nd straight day and to germany belgium and the netherlands sweltering as well. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us we start with a tragedy in the mediterranean nearly a 150 refugees are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of libya more than $135.00 people were rescued after the accident and returned to libya it's the worst shipwreck to take place in the mediterranean this year. these exhausted migrants have been sent back to libya from where they had set off for europe right next to the survivors are those who did no

does return them to libya. and given that libya is not safe if they don't return to libya what should be you do with these people. well we advocate for access to us and procedures access to international protection and to follow the regular us helen procedures in that country. what sort of conditions of people living in these detention centers. well then this isn't an attention 10 years have been have been always very dire we're talking about to find manned lots of people in small spaces where there are spread of diseases where there's a lack of services. but at present it's even more worrisome because we're talking about many detention centers that are actually in conflict areas so there's $3800.00 refugees and migrants who are currently in the tension centers where active is conflict or it may be or may be active be active so in that case that's why we keep on advocating for evacuation opportunities out of libya where the closure of the tension center and to ensure that these refugees who are of a bunker are

our top stories: an air strike on a migrant centre leaves dozens dead in libya. un officials say it may be a war crime. china tells the uk to keep out of its affairs as the row over britain's support for hong kong's protesters deepens the uk government chose to stand on the wrong side. it has made inappropriate remarks. boeing promises $100 million for families of those killed in the 737 max crashes. and can cuba's tourism industry stay afloat after us sanctions force cruise liners to wave goodbye? the united nations has called for an independent investigation into an air strike that killed at least 44 people in a detention centre near the libyan capital, tripoli. the top un official there has described it as a possible war crime, but after a meeting in new york, the security council failed to issue a formal condemnation. libyan officials say forces loyal to the warlord, general haftar, are responsible. his group blames local militia. thousands of african migrants trying to reach europe are being held in libya, as the conflict there intensifies. quentin sommervil

does return them to libya. and given that the libya is not safe if they don't return to libya what should the e.u. do with these people well we advocate for access to us and procedures access to international protection and to follow the regular s. and procedures in the country. what sort of conditions of people living in these detention centers. well conditions in the tension centers have been have been always very dire we're talking about to find manned lots of people in small spaces where there are spread of diseases where there's a lack of services. but at present it's even more worrisome because we're talking about many detention centers that are actually in conflict areas so there's $3800.00 refugees and migrants who are currently in the tension centers where active is conflict or it may be or may be active be active so in that case that's why we keep on advocating for evacuation opportunities out of libya for the closure of the tension center and to ensure that these refugees who are of a bunker are rele

tragedy that's before libya. yeah. well in terms of how migrants are treatated or how m migrantse been. really affffected by y the conft in libya the e. u. h has really fofocused on externalizing its border management capacity. to militiaias i includingng mils are not particicipating in the dna principally on thehe sididef the g. and i a actuallyy took te you went back government. at a a also to a certain extent on their side. now this policy -- this approach to migigtion managemement. has really been a detriment -- of the country's stability and its ability to stop any form of unified -- government andnd to provide friendly governments and i think that. to an extent what we see today is an indictment of u. policy and it is deplorable. the e. u. actively elvis the its lease had a traditional link with libya i'm still has many business links with maybe a two everyone would like a that they did the oil which is me being very cynical about it but i think that's really at the end of a lot. of what the problems are at and m

arms and boggo on libya. seized weapons and ammunitions have been sent to the specialized experts and have been documented the military commanders and the political leaders are now fully aware of these weapons and ammunitions to make the right decisions that will be announced well libya correspondent. in tripoli sets up our discussion. as a the capture of the strategic town over the un from have to has forces forces loyal to libya's you and backed government of national accord announced that they captured a number of anti tanks rockets. a.t.g. sophisticated advances u.s. made anti tanks rockets now the military sources with a government of national accord say that they have assigned a team of experts to check and document these weapons and also to arrange a report to be submitted to the concern of international institutions possibly in the united nations meanwhile officials at the pentagon as defense say that they are aware of these reports but meanwhile they're investigating and demanding additional informat

tragedy strikes in the mediterranean again there's $150.00 of refugees a fear drowned off the coast of libya the u.n. calls it the deadliest shipwreck this year and once again a lack of political will is hampering efforts to save lives also on the program called latest on the government demonstrations the protesters occupy the territories airport bring your updates from the scene. unfold gail welcome to the program we begin with another tragedy in the mediterranean of what's believed to be the worst shipwreck that this year nearly $150.00 refugees afia drowned after their boat capsized off the libyan coast on thursday scores of others were rescued but instead of finding safe harbor in europe they were sent back to libya to face more uncertainty and more desperation. these exhausted migrants have been sent back to libya from where they had set off for europe right next to the survivors are those who did not make it. this woman says she lost her 7 year old son in the boat accident she's grief stricken but also angry she says no one helped her and her family in libya. they don't know how do any

no refugees should be returned to libya at this time. cadman is an international human rights lawyer and co-founder of ghana care 37 he says this attack does constitute a war crime. obviously the fingers being pointed at the moment. harley for and his after and his his troops this is not the 1st time they've targeted tripoli and certainly not the 1st time he's been accused of committing war crimes or crimes against humanity but certainly this attack on the face of it. is is to be considered a war crime there is no military justification for the attack it is a civilian target civilian casualties so we will have to see what comes out of the u.n. security council now but certainly our position is it comes to a war crime could it be argued to be that there are many levels of responsibility in this tragedy what was a detention center for migrants doing in such close proximity to military death pose for instance i mean they're the authorities libyan authorities that's where they've put them what about the e.u. whose migration policy has led to

spokesperson for libya thank you very much. u.s. government inspectors have warned of dangerous overcrowding of migrant detention centers in texas they have published photos of cells so full that detainees were forced to stand they also said that in some cases children were denied access to showers and hot meals the inspectors report comes a day after democratic lawmakers denounce what they called horrifying conditions at some of the detention centers. u.s. government inspectors see it's a ticking time bomb overcrowded migrant detention facilities in the u.s. state of texas where people are forced to sleep hundreds to a room on concrete floors even trapped in cages sometimes with nowhere to sit these photographs of risk concerns for the health and safety of detainees while they're being processed but one shelter organizer in el paso says overcrowding isn't an issue i know that i keep hearing. she b.p. facility. and we are not we are not seen you know if. i don't believe. this footage secretly filmed by a u.s. congressman has caused

the worst tragedy of the year 150 drowned and 135 rescued the lucky ones the rescued was sent back to libya starting point a no one's idea of a safe haven so what should we do i'm filled in berlin and this is the day. i don't want anything now except to go back to my country sudan to die there are. 300 people left from our homes there were 300 of us in the boat and then the water came and they were able to save around 150 people and. another 150 people tragically lost their lives. it's been with us for the past 2 days. it's like we were fighting in the sea. and now we're fighting exact on dry land. that would make. this year is. also coming up the u.s. federal government says to breeze you executing death row prisoners for the 1st time since 2003 critics say the move is designed to boost support for president trump ahead of next year's election these cases were not chosen because they justify the federal death penalty they were chosen because they were designed to inflame the public. who started the mediterranean we once believed to be the worst shipwreck that this year nearly $150.00 refug

in the mediterranean once again more than 100 migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of libya officials are calling it the deadliest shipwreck this year and a lack of political will is stymieing efforts to save lives also coming up more anti-government demonstrations in hong kong this time protesters occupy the arrival hall at hong kong airport calling for more democracy in the chinese territory to get an update from the scene of the protests. plus a blistering heat wave in europe and record high temperatures france experiences of all time highs for a 2nd straight day and germany belgium and the netherlands sweltering as well. i'm sumi so much kind of thank you for joining us we start with what's believed to be the worst shipwreck to take place in the mediterranean this year nearly $150.00 refugees are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off the libyan coast on thursday scores of other refugees were lucky to escape the accident with their lives but instead of finding a safe harbor in europe they have been sent back to libya where they're facing uncertainty and des

calls for more protection for migrants in libya but some say it's europe's policies that are to blame for the hundreds of fountains stuck there. hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from doha i'm mounting debt is also coming out iran's president says time is running out for terror around partners to hold up their end of the 2015 nuclear deal plus. i was out of a job it in the 3rd desert and i'll tell you how these created living women are changing their communities are driving trucks. the u.n. secretary general has expressed outrage at the bombing of a migrant detention center in libya that killed 44 people the security council is repairing to hold an emergency session on the attack the un's mission in libya called the strike a cow woodley act which could constitute a war crime there's an estimated 670000 refugees migrants and asylum seekers in the country the tripoli government is blaming the forces of warlord holly for half the but exactly who carried out the attack and why a detention center was hit remains unclear we begin our coverage with mahmud up the one head who was at the sc

egypt also plot in libya now the little pockets that are remaining in there were side of libya. that supported after is quickly turning over or handing their weapons to the to the to the government of national army so it's a space of the station although there's lots of really. that comes out of it. as a positive side to understand how there could be a positive to striking a civilian target know not of striking the civilians i'm saying by have to losing his plot in attacking the west side of libya and they're going to bully there are there are some positives coming out of that although civilians are being the price for this because we. were focusing on this. compound detention center we shouldn't really forget that libyans civilians have been bombarded by air strikes for almost 90 days and lots of libyan civilians died lots of libyan civilians lost their homes so while. feeling really sad for what is really had to do the migrants we shouldn't really forget that libyan civilians and talk about civilians i'm not talking about libyan fighters no no i don't know what libyan civilian

mission in libya said the attack could constitute a war crime while the u.n. chief through a spokesman said and he demanded a full independent investigation. he condemns this horrendous incident in the strongest terms and he expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes the request will cover each of those injured the secretary general calls for an independent investigation of the circumstances of this incident to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice it is important to note that the united nations had provided exact coordinates of the detention center to the parties well the un recognized government says forces loyal to warlord hit the detention center with an air strike for the ministry of interior for the government of national accord denounces the horrible crime that's being committed against a detention center for illegal migrants into giora that took place last night carried out by criminal aircraft this is a definite crime in every respect which has led to a humanitarian tragedy the interior ministry affirms t

meeting on the attack on a migrant detention center in libya proving ambassador to the u.n. security council president assad them as a quandary speaking now that an important urgent meeting was needed souls who were these and we're going to know we're going to leave this file of you know that and be shown meeting on libya because here in our program a 5th things evolve in a new id we will have a new medium before that because the media we've already agreed. that house until now of the s. g.'s statement calls for a. for investigation independent investigation we fully agree on a statement serial delegations also called to get a unanimous. condemnation of the for the issue an old saw demand for a new b.c. asian and accountability civil rights era most of that is also likely given to the . security council was unable to agree press on its because one member is still waiting on instruction make sure i would work but we are still working on that i think you would like to. come here. we can result in a special session of their united nations are waiting on libya appears to be inco

our top stories: an airstrike on a migrant centre leaves dozens dead in libya. un officials say it may be a war crime. china tells the uk to keep out of its affairs as the row over britain's support for hong kong's protesters deepens. the uk government chose to stand on the wrong side. it has made inappropriate remarks. boeing promises $100 million for families of those killed in the 737 max crashes. dutch delight in the women's world cup. a goal in the 99th minute puts the netherlands into the final with the usa. the united nations has called for an independent investigation into an airstrike that killed at least 44 people in a detention centre near the libyan capital, tripoli. the top un official there has described it as a possible war crime. libyan officials say forces loyal to the warlord, general haftar, are responsible. his group blames local militia. thousands of african migrants trying to reach europe are being held in libya, as the conflict there intensifies. quentin sommerville reports. they came to libya in search of an escape, but were killed before

of course that assumes that libya is a safe place to return migrants to is libya a safe place. he has not a safe place for refugees it has it hasn't been for a long time it's a country that has more in them 600000 internally displaced living in themselves are suffering extreme heat from the current crisis from the conflict. definitely not a phase where reduced confined international protection so they should not be returned back to me yet they should find safety of where and where would that be from you from your perspective from your vantage point where would you want to see these migrants be howls. insite leave yeah we have more than 56000 refugees who are now taking who are living in the urban context who are suffering immensely as well from the current conflict without access to education to health care being at houses that are unsafe and but it's possible to have them living in the community we do have a risk that the new program for the most about iraq and other ways they should be fine and i can see that actually provides them international protection where they can be s

you are just back from libya. what is this strike on the migrant center telling us about the state of the conflict there? >> this is a three-month war that has a tremendous effect on orndous effect on tripoli's civilian population. we are talking massive numbers of casualties, over 700 dead, thousands of families displaced. the front lines are very close to populated areasre when i was t saw airstrikes on civilian homes. these migrant centers are right in the firing line. in some sense this is shocking, but it is also predictable. laura: who has the upper hand at the moment? isra it gehaftar? >> general hafta launched this surprise attack on april 4 and mihe caught thtias in tripoli off guard and they scrambled to mount a defense. when i was there the tables had turned and morale was high. just last week the tripoli forces captured one of his main bases, and that set him back. now what we're seeing is some acts of desperation, including these airstrikes that tragically hit the migrant center. laura: to what extent

security council calls on libya's warring sides to commit to a cease fire are. competing rallies mark venezuela's independence day opposition protesters are countered by a military show of force led spy presidents material. america's cold a state struggles to cope with the heat wave and wildfires that have smothered large areas with smoke plus the birthplace of rulers and tennis days since the earliest days of civilization is the cleared a world heritage sites. but 1st the u.n. security council has condemned the attack on a migrant attention center in libya it's cold all the warring sides to commit suicide. far for the 1st time since warlord khalifa haftar his forces launched an offensive to seize the capital tripoli 3 months ago well video has emerged showing the moments when the airstrikes hit that camp near tripoli own cheese day 60 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured at tripoli's u.n. recognized government says have to his forces are responsible they say they were targeting a nearby weapons that go in didn't give orders to hit the shelte

she's grief stricken but also angry she says no one helped her and her family in libya. they tell me how did anyone know they sent me away and they told me and my children that we had to find our own way. so i just want to go back to my home country of sudan to die. for that they were going to turn him away. after what is probably the worst boat accident in the mediterranean this year the demands of u.n. organizations have become more insistent. urgent need now 1st of all to secure the release of people from inside the tension centers in libya but also to boost the search and rescue capacity we need more rescue boats on the mediterranean to prevent lives from being lost. at the moment there are no private rescue ships patrolling off the coast of libya it only wants to preach really prohibit their work by imposing heavy fines and they are still disagreement in the e.u. over how rescued migrants should be distributed among member states. we can talk about this further with florian vast fall his general director of doctors without borders germany welcome to d w why is takin

she's grief stricken but also angry she says no one helped her and her family in libya. they don't know how did anyone they sent me away and they told me and my children that we had to find our own way so i just want to go back to my home country of sudan to die. after what is probably the worst boat accident in the mediterranean this year the demands of u.n. organizations have become more insistent. urgent need now 1st of all to secure the release of people from inside the engine centers in libya but also to boost the search and rescue capacity we need more rescue boats on the mediterranean to prevent lives from being lost. at the moment there are no private rescue ships patrolling off the coast of libya it only wants to perch really prohibit their work by imposing heavy fines and they are still disagreement in the e.u. over how rescued migrants should be distributed among member states. we can talk about this further with flora vast fall whose general director of doctors without borders germany welcome to d w why is taking these poor people back to libya a problem beca

libya's been caught in a power struggle between 2 rival administrations for several years the violence escalated in april when forces loyal to warlord khalifa haftar launched an offensive on the capital the un recognized government says have does forces out of blame for the strike but have to reject that allegation his spokesman says they were targeting a weapons depot controlled by an armed group allied to the tripoli government but unless something changes in how the international community how european union member fate is approaching unite around what's happening in libya then we can just expect more more horrific incidents like this to occur analysts suggest the un's failure to take action against khalifa haftar sets a dangerous precedent not being able for months now or. even condemning the aggression by a warlord that. is a sign. happening at the united nations level people smugglers have exploited the chaos in libya which has become one of the main departure points for african migrants fleeing poverty and war trying to reach europe by boat rights groups say a united internation

world health organization says as strikes on a migrant detention count near libya's capital have taken the number killed in the as assault on tripoli to almost a 1000. 0 i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera coming up on the program. celebrations in sudan as the military and the opposition reach an agreement to share power but some protesters consider it a surrender also. venezuela's opposition and government hold rival independence day rallies after a u.n. report accuses the security forces of killing almost 7000 people. and weeks of rolling power cuts leave zimbabweans forced to work at night the only time they have electricity. and we begin the program in libya where the world health organization says fighting around the capital tripoli has killed almost a 1000 people over the past 3 months they say as new footage emerges showing the moment an ass strike hits a migrant detention camp near tripoli on chuse day the death toll from that strike has climbed to 60 more than 100 injured the u.n. recognize government blame the attack on wolfie fluffed us forces who launched an

of course that assumes that libya is a safe place to return migrants to is libya a safe place. he has not a safe place for refugees it has hasn't been for a long time it's a country that has more of them 600000 internally displaced living in themselves are suffering extreme heat from the current crisis from the conflict. definitely not a phase where reduce confined international protection so they should not be returned back to me yet they should find safety of where and where would that be from you from your perspective from your vantage point where would you want to see these migrants be housed. insite leave yeah we have more than 56000 refugees for another 10 who are living in the urban context who are suffering immensely as well from the current conflict without access to education to health care being at houses that are unsafe and but it's possible to have them living in the community we do have a risk at the moment program for the most vulnerable and otherwise they should be fine and i can see that actually provides them international protection where they can be safe the

the situation in libya has become increasingly volatile since april when forces loyal to wall. launched an offensive to control the capital hundreds of people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced in the fighting. forces most of whom are part of the self declared libyan national army have carried out several air raids on tripoli in recent days after losing the town of nearby. the violence has worsened the suffering in migrant attention centers some close to the front lines which housed those pushed back by the european funded libyan coast guard there is growing condemnation of tuesday's attack and calls for someone to be found accountable but for now these migrants a stock in the middle of libya's rivals and their betel for control. brian al jazeera well the u.n. recognize government has blamed the strike on forces loyal to the warlord fully for half the but in the past few hours a spokesman for half that denied responsibility. we were surprised to see the false claims that the migrant camp was targeted the syria houses are no migrants and no libyan civilians. the we

i guarantee we need to shoot since then the fighting in libya has only escalated. meanwhile migrants continue to wait and hope not knowing what will happen next. and for more i'm joined now by sundry srikanth on he is vice president of the international rescue committee europe he is based in london where he joins us tonight it's good to have you on the show we just want to clarify for the people who were killed at this detention center outside of tripoli they were people who had migrants who had trying to make it to europe by crossing the mediterranean they had been rescued by the libyan coast guard which is funded by the european union and been brought back to these detention centers is that correct well some of them certainly would have tried some of them may have not even got that far and what detained in libya but what we know is that they are rules of millions caught up in the fighting and talk it in this attack and we know that the united nations have said now that all of these detention centers should be closed so busy the question is this evening what is go

headquarters in new york let's go to libya itself our correspondent with ed that i have is live from tripoli and just in the last few hours matthew if we've been looking at new video of the moment that migrant center was bombed on tuesday. elizabeth we have just made sure that all the immense shown in the video are accurate we have been as you know several times to the detention center that was hit on tuesday night and all the immense individual of the same we all saw spoke with the supervisor of the detention center the maker of detention center he confirmed to me that the video was taken by their c.c.t.v. cameras and they're also mentioned that the video shows this 2nd head that targeted the migrant detention center and killed at least 53 migrants and refugees on tuesday night he also said that their attack on individual is this 2nd hit because there was a 1st hit by an airstrike too like 700 meters away from the furthest hit and he says that after the 1st hit the migrants and refugees were in the state of panic and they were pushing towards the gate they were trying to escape but

says a migrant detention center in libya was had by two airstrikes. there are reports of guards shot at inmates as they tried to flee the bombing. off the coast of tunisia 83 people feared dead after a boat capsized in the mediterranean late wednesday evening. to sedan where people across the country have been out in the streets demanding a return to civilian government. a secondtalks resume day between the opposition in the military agenda. negotiations collapsed, killing at least 100 people. we have the latest. despite an internet blackout that curbed their ability to organize, tunisian protesters took to the capital khartoum and other cities to demand an immediate handover of power to a civilian led governmentnt. the african union and ethiopia are mediating between the two sides. protesters and opposition leaders want to 72 hour deadline for the negotiations, which resumed wednesday. >> any negotiation needs to start from the points we cannot agree on. it is one main point, the transitional council. it is their point regarding the head of the counc

talking to us from toonie is in tunisia she heads the libya unit for u.n.h.c.r. thank you. it's to nigeria now we have protesters are demanding that a newly elected member of parliament step down after he allegedly physically abused a saleswoman 2 months ago in an adult store in the capital of belgium a video widely circulated online yesterday shows senator. first arguing that the syrians are men and then 2nd i. think i've. got it i don't have i don't want to summon the jedi the rest of the assault of women after the incident the senator has told local media that the video was old and recorded before he took office last month. the video has sparked a debate in nigeria about politicians and their feeling off impunity to get closer to that i'm joined now by a sudden see from amnesty international in a butcher a welcome to the doubly africa so we've seen a social media storm and spontaneous demonstrations and some people fear that they'll be no ripple questions for the senator will he face an investigation. well a lot of boards including the national assembly announce that the

arms and boggo on libya. seized weapons and ammunitions have been sent to the specialized experts and have been documented the military commanders and the political leaders are now fully aware of these weapons and ammunitions to make the right decisions that will be announced well libya correspondent. in tripoli sets up our discussion. as a the capture of the strategic town over the un from have to has forces forces loyal to libya's you and backed government of national accord announcing that they captured a number of anti tanks rockets. a.t.g. sophisticated advances u.s. made anti tanks rockets now the military sources with the government of national accord say that they have assigned a team of experts to check and document these weapons and also to arrange a report to be submitted to the concern of international institutions possibly in the united nations meanwhile officials at the pentagon as department of defense say that they're aware of these reports but meanwhile they're investigating and demanding add

absolutely a new policies have to change we have to recognize that the situation libya is dramatically different given the events of the last few months and search and rescue operations on the mediterranean have to restart i think as your correspondent from tripoli was saying libyan coast guard intercepting people who are attempting to flee across the sea take people back directly to detention centers like the one that was attacked last night we need to have say from where this search and rescue operations are back in action across the mediterranean sea to make sure that people who are trying to flee the insecurity and conflict in libya have the ability to do so do you feel generally that there is a bit of an erosion if you like of the rules of war. we heard that we heard it said that the coordinates of this particular facility were given to all those involved and yet it was bombed and we lost maybe 44 people similarly there are accusations of the same kinds of atrocities being carried out in the province in syria for instance where the locations are given to all those involved yet sti

no refugees should be returned to libya at this time. well i accept the mascaras there james bain stories where i live on sat said james a fierce escalation of violence very hearing some orrible 1st hand accounts there was sort of response a real a plea to see from the ensor national teensy i've been working the phones and clearly this has shocked people been busy already in new york i'm told by diplomats on the u.n. security council they've been trying to get information so far they have no firm information as to who was responsible some of the security council countries have already been meeting i'm told it's only 9 am in new york the u.k. the u.s. and france the so-called peace 3 the permanent members who are the western countries have been meeting with 3 other key countries italy the u.s. and egypt they've been trying to come up with a common position a common statement but i'm told it's difficult to get the u.n. in egypt on board for something that the others would all agree on and the idea is if they could come up with a statement

the routes and walls and see if it was in another disaster in their own countries are caught in libya in the situation which is the 2 related the security council is incapable of taking a decision and washington generally under the top and ministration is in the confusing messages what libya needs actually urgently is a peace mission because the legacy of 2011 is still in this in libya and people are paying with their lives. a 2nd day of torso to resume between sudan's of position in the ruling military gender and transferring power to a civilian led government the military's agreed to demands from the opposition to release prisoners and to restore the internet negotiations collapsed last month after security forces raided a sit in protests killing dozens of demonstrators the u.n. human rights chief michelle bachelet said on wednesday she was again distressed by reports that hospitals were attacked during the raids opposition leader madani madani outlined the conditions of the talks. any negotiation has to start from the points that we cannot agree on and it is one main point the tran

mission in libya it's envoy calling the strike a cowardly act un's a war crime where more than 43000 refugees and asylum seekers are registered with the un in libya it says the lives of more than 3000 people held in census close to the front line are in danger while the un recognized government is blaming the forces of warlords for the for have there but exactly who carried out the attack and why its attention center was hits remains unclear but we'll have extensive coverage for you and we begin with mark woods of the $100.00 he's at the scene in tripoli. this is the migrant detention center in neighborhood in the eastern suburbs of the libyan capital tripoli it has just been hit by an airstrike launched by fighter jets loyal to the world plea for help that it's very tragic here dead bodies are still under the law but i can see dead that is over there and here the medical workers are just picking up one dead body over there. this this detention center according to the supervisor here there were about 150 migrants here in this detention center from different nationalities including af

she's grief stricken but also angry she says no one helped her and her family in libya oh my god they don't know how did anyone they sent me away and they told me and my children that we had to find our own way. i just want to go back to my home country of sudan to die. after what is probably the worst boat accident in the mediterranean this year the demands of u.n. organizations have become more insistent. urgent need now 1st of all to secure the release of people from inside the detention centers in libya but also to boost the search and rescue capacity we need more rescue boats on the mediterranean to prevent lives from being lost. at the moment there are no private rescue ships patrolling off the coast of libya it only wants to virtually prohibit their work by imposing heavy fines and they are still disagreement in the e.u. over how rescued migrants should be distributed among member states. we can talk about this further with flora vast fall his general director of doctors without borders that germany welcome to d w why is taking these poor people back to libya a problem because