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🚨 18 October – Manifestation in Rome 🚨
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
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September 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Don’t miss out on two powerful events with @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social as they mark Day 4 of Action.
Today 👇
🕛 12:00
✊ Symbolic public action by Civilfleet-actors
🕕 18:00
Commemoration - in front of Basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme
Today 👇
🕛 12:00
✊ Symbolic public action by Civilfleet-actors
🕕 18:00
Commemoration - in front of Basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme
October 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Don’t miss out on two powerful events with @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social as they mark Day 4 of Action.
Today 👇
🕛 12:00
✊ Symbolic public action by Civilfleet-actors
🕕 18:00
Commemoration - in front of Basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme
Today 👇
🕛 12:00
✊ Symbolic public action by Civilfleet-actors
🕕 18:00
Commemoration - in front of Basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme
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Join @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social for the third day of action.
Tomorrow it will be marked by two events 👇
🗓️ 16 Oct
Tomorrow it will be marked by two events 👇
🗓️ 16 Oct
October 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Join @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social for the third day of action.
Tomorrow it will be marked by two events 👇
🗓️ 16 Oct
Tomorrow it will be marked by two events 👇
🗓️ 16 Oct
As we had anticipated, everyone onboard the Omar Almokhtar Flotilla boat has been released except for our comrade Michael. Why isn’t the world demanding his immediate release?
October 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
As we had anticipated, everyone onboard the Omar Almokhtar Flotilla boat has been released except for our comrade Michael. Why isn’t the world demanding his immediate release?
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Refugees in Niger have been protesting against their neglect by the Nigerien government and the UNHCR, demanding their rights and dignity be respected. Their leaders have been arrested and deported. Read and share their call published @migcontrol.bsky.social: migration-control.info/en/blog/refi...
Refugees in Niger: An Urgent Call from Agadez
Refugee Protest in Agadez, Niger, ongoing
migration-control.info
October 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Refugees in Niger have been protesting against their neglect by the Nigerien government and the UNHCR, demanding their rights and dignity be respected. Their leaders have been arrested and deported. Read and share their call published @migcontrol.bsky.social: migration-control.info/en/blog/refi...
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🚨🎧 NEW EPISODE 🎧🚨
David Yambio of @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social tells us about ‘The Book of Shame,’ which documents UNHCR's failures in Libya, Niger and Tunisia.
He also tells us how he found out that the Italian state had used an Israeli spy firm to tap his phone.
Find us on all podcast apps
David Yambio of @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social tells us about ‘The Book of Shame,’ which documents UNHCR's failures in Libya, Niger and Tunisia.
He also tells us how he found out that the Italian state had used an Israeli spy firm to tap his phone.
Find us on all podcast apps
October 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🚨🎧 NEW EPISODE 🎧🚨
David Yambio of @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social tells us about ‘The Book of Shame,’ which documents UNHCR's failures in Libya, Niger and Tunisia.
He also tells us how he found out that the Italian state had used an Israeli spy firm to tap his phone.
Find us on all podcast apps
David Yambio of @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social tells us about ‘The Book of Shame,’ which documents UNHCR's failures in Libya, Niger and Tunisia.
He also tells us how he found out that the Italian state had used an Israeli spy firm to tap his phone.
Find us on all podcast apps
Nigerian activist Okey Vitalis Nnorom (Michael) is one of the 17 abducted activists by Israeli occupation forces on board Libya’s Omar Al-Mukhtar Flotilla.
Let’s give enough spotlight for the vulnerable persons among the abducted.
#freethemall🇵🇸
Let’s give enough spotlight for the vulnerable persons among the abducted.
#freethemall🇵🇸
October 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Nigerian activist Okey Vitalis Nnorom (Michael) is one of the 17 abducted activists by Israeli occupation forces on board Libya’s Omar Al-Mukhtar Flotilla.
Let’s give enough spotlight for the vulnerable persons among the abducted.
#freethemall🇵🇸
Let’s give enough spotlight for the vulnerable persons among the abducted.
#freethemall🇵🇸
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In Niger, people on the move are protesting peacefully for 365+ days for the protection of their rights. Many were pushed back illegally and are now stuck in inhumane and EU-funded camps. @unhcr.org –an EU-externalization ally– does not help. Read more: @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social's Book of Shame!
Book of Shame | Refugees in Libya
BOOK OF SHAME:
How UNHCR Fails to Protect Refugees
in Libya, Tunisia, and Niger.
Reflecting not only the collective ex
www.refugeesinlibya.org
October 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In Niger, people on the move are protesting peacefully for 365+ days for the protection of their rights. Many were pushed back illegally and are now stuck in inhumane and EU-funded camps. @unhcr.org –an EU-externalization ally– does not help. Read more: @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social's Book of Shame!
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Im Niger protestieren Menschen auf der Flucht seit 365+ Tagen friedlich für den Schutz ihrer Rechte. Illegal zurückgedrängt, sitzen viele nun fest in EU-finanzierten Lagern. @unhcr.org, ein EU-Externalisierungs-Partner, versagt. Mehr im Book of Shame von @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social!
Book of Shame | Refugees in Libya
BOOK OF SHAME:
How UNHCR Fails to Protect Refugees
in Libya, Tunisia, and Niger.
Reflecting not only the collective ex
www.refugeesinlibya.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Im Niger protestieren Menschen auf der Flucht seit 365+ Tagen friedlich für den Schutz ihrer Rechte. Illegal zurückgedrängt, sitzen viele nun fest in EU-finanzierten Lagern. @unhcr.org, ein EU-Externalisierungs-Partner, versagt. Mehr im Book of Shame von @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social!
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September 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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If Meloni and Europe doesn’t stop this won’t stop either. Soon they will start taking the lives of Sea Rescuers.
We know this so well from our experiences in Libya.
🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴STOP THE MOU NOW🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
We know this so well from our experiences in Libya.
🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴STOP THE MOU NOW🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
🚨 Sea-Watch 5 under fire while rescuing 66 people at sea.
At night, we were threatened by a Libyan militia vessel and ordered to leave “their waters.” Minutes after everyone was safely on board, a shot was fired. 👉 sea-watch.org/en/libyan-militia-fires-on-rescue-ship-sea-watch-5
At night, we were threatened by a Libyan militia vessel and ordered to leave “their waters.” Minutes after everyone was safely on board, a shot was fired. 👉 sea-watch.org/en/libyan-militia-fires-on-rescue-ship-sea-watch-5
September 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If Meloni and Europe doesn’t stop this won’t stop either. Soon they will start taking the lives of Sea Rescuers.
We know this so well from our experiences in Libya.
🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴STOP THE MOU NOW🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
We know this so well from our experiences in Libya.
🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴STOP THE MOU NOW🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
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Join us?
💥Workshops w/ @papertrailmedia.de @amnesty.de @interseclab.bsky.social
💥Dig. Security Clinic w/ @accessnow.org, @pressefreiheit.bsky.social&Tact. Tech
💥Panel w/ @donncha.is @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davidyambio.bsky.social @anjaosterhaus.bsky.social
&Art by @forensicarchi.bsky.social
💥Workshops w/ @papertrailmedia.de @amnesty.de @interseclab.bsky.social
💥Dig. Security Clinic w/ @accessnow.org, @pressefreiheit.bsky.social&Tact. Tech
💥Panel w/ @donncha.is @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davidyambio.bsky.social @anjaosterhaus.bsky.social
&Art by @forensicarchi.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Join us?
💥Workshops w/ @papertrailmedia.de @amnesty.de @interseclab.bsky.social
💥Dig. Security Clinic w/ @accessnow.org, @pressefreiheit.bsky.social&Tact. Tech
💥Panel w/ @donncha.is @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davidyambio.bsky.social @anjaosterhaus.bsky.social
&Art by @forensicarchi.bsky.social
💥Workshops w/ @papertrailmedia.de @amnesty.de @interseclab.bsky.social
💥Dig. Security Clinic w/ @accessnow.org, @pressefreiheit.bsky.social&Tact. Tech
💥Panel w/ @donncha.is @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davidyambio.bsky.social @anjaosterhaus.bsky.social
&Art by @forensicarchi.bsky.social
Meet us here in ten days
Save the date: 6 Oct - MENA Prison Forum in Berlin #5 Libya
The Berlin premiere of the documentary „Escaping Libya’s Detention Industry“ will be followed by a discussion on international crimes committed against migrants and refugees in Libya and the Mediterranean.
www.ecchr.eu/en/event/men...
The Berlin premiere of the documentary „Escaping Libya’s Detention Industry“ will be followed by a discussion on international crimes committed against migrants and refugees in Libya and the Mediterranean.
www.ecchr.eu/en/event/men...
September 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Meet us here in ten days
You can now order a physical copy of the BOOK OF SHAME for a minimum donation. The digital version is downloadable and free on our website.
To place your order please follow this link or check our bio.
www.refugeesinlibya.org/category/all...
To place your order please follow this link or check our bio.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
You can now order a physical copy of the BOOK OF SHAME for a minimum donation. The digital version is downloadable and free on our website.
To place your order please follow this link or check our bio.
www.refugeesinlibya.org/category/all...
To place your order please follow this link or check our bio.
www.refugeesinlibya.org/category/all...
Tunisian Authorities Destroy Refugee Clinics in Sfax for the Fifth Time
Sfax, Tunisia — For the fifth time in a row, Tunisian authorities have destroyed and burned to ashes the self-built, self-organized clinics in the olive groves of Sfax.
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Sfax, Tunisia — For the fifth time in a row, Tunisian authorities have destroyed and burned to ashes the self-built, self-organized clinics in the olive groves of Sfax.
…..see Alt text for more details
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Tunisian Authorities Destroy Refugee Clinics in Sfax for the Fifth Time
Sfax, Tunisia — For the fifth time in a row, Tunisian authorities have destroyed and burned to ashes the self-built, self-organized clinics in the olive groves of Sfax.
…..see Alt text for more details
Sfax, Tunisia — For the fifth time in a row, Tunisian authorities have destroyed and burned to ashes the self-built, self-organized clinics in the olive groves of Sfax.
…..see Alt text for more details
Tunisian Authorities Destroy Refugee Clinics in Sfax for the Fifth Time
Sfax,Tunisia —For the fifth time in a row, Tunisian authorities have destroyed and burned to ashes the self-built, self-organized clinics in the olive groves of Sfax.
Each time, several hundred euros are spent to rebuild them,
Sfax,Tunisia —For the fifth time in a row, Tunisian authorities have destroyed and burned to ashes the self-built, self-organized clinics in the olive groves of Sfax.
Each time, several hundred euros are spent to rebuild them,
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Tunisian Authorities Destroy Refugee Clinics in Sfax for the Fifth Time
Sfax,Tunisia —For the fifth time in a row, Tunisian authorities have destroyed and burned to ashes the self-built, self-organized clinics in the olive groves of Sfax.
Each time, several hundred euros are spent to rebuild them,
Sfax,Tunisia —For the fifth time in a row, Tunisian authorities have destroyed and burned to ashes the self-built, self-organized clinics in the olive groves of Sfax.
Each time, several hundred euros are spent to rebuild them,
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David Yambio, President of Refugees in Libya and victim of EU-funded abuses:
"We, Refugees in Libya and I, personally, have been abducted with the boats you financed. We have been held in arbitrary detention in the prisons you have supported. We have been tortured by the militias you have trained.”
"We, Refugees in Libya and I, personally, have been abducted with the boats you financed. We have been held in arbitrary detention in the prisons you have supported. We have been tortured by the militias you have trained.”
EU Commission: Stop Funding Abuse in Libya — Joint Letter from 42 Humanitarian and Civil Society Groups
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/eu-comm...
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/eu-comm...
EU Commission: Stop Funding Abuse in Libya — Joint Letter from 42 Humanitarian and Civil Society Groups
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23.09.2025 16:30 CETEU Commission must cut Libyan Coast Guard funding after rescue ship shooting, say 42 humanitarian and civil society groupsEuropean funds should not be provided to...
www.refugeesinlibya.org
September 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
David Yambio, President of Refugees in Libya and victim of EU-funded abuses:
"We, Refugees in Libya and I, personally, have been abducted with the boats you financed. We have been held in arbitrary detention in the prisons you have supported. We have been tortured by the militias you have trained.”
"We, Refugees in Libya and I, personally, have been abducted with the boats you financed. We have been held in arbitrary detention in the prisons you have supported. We have been tortured by the militias you have trained.”
EU Commission: Stop Funding Abuse in Libya — Joint Letter from 42 Humanitarian and Civil Society Groups
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/eu-comm...
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/eu-comm...
EU Commission: Stop Funding Abuse in Libya — Joint Letter from 42 Humanitarian and Civil Society Groups
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23.09.2025 16:30 CETEU Commission must cut Libyan Coast Guard funding after rescue ship shooting, say 42 humanitarian and civil society groupsEuropean funds should not be provided to...
www.refugeesinlibya.org
September 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
EU Commission: Stop Funding Abuse in Libya — Joint Letter from 42 Humanitarian and Civil Society Groups
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/eu-comm...
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/eu-comm...
You can now order the physical copy of the "BOOK OF SHAME" for a minimum donation to support our campaigns:
www.refugeesinlibya.org/category/all...
www.refugeesinlibya.org/category/all...
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BOOK OF SHAME:
How UNHCR Fails to Protect Refugees in Libya, Tunisia, and Niger
www.refugeesinlibya.org
September 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You can now order the physical copy of the "BOOK OF SHAME" for a minimum donation to support our campaigns:
www.refugeesinlibya.org/category/all...
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🆘 Distress Call from Benghazi ⚠️
Two days ago, we received an SOS message from a group of women and children allegedly held in an EU-linked detention camp in Benghazi, Libya. Most of them are Eritrean. They reported daily rape and sexual violence, starvation, torture, and ransom demands.
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Two days ago, we received an SOS message from a group of women and children allegedly held in an EU-linked detention camp in Benghazi, Libya. Most of them are Eritrean. They reported daily rape and sexual violence, starvation, torture, and ransom demands.
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September 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🆘 Distress Call from Benghazi ⚠️
Two days ago, we received an SOS message from a group of women and children allegedly held in an EU-linked detention camp in Benghazi, Libya. Most of them are Eritrean. They reported daily rape and sexual violence, starvation, torture, and ransom demands.
1/2
Two days ago, we received an SOS message from a group of women and children allegedly held in an EU-linked detention camp in Benghazi, Libya. Most of them are Eritrean. They reported daily rape and sexual violence, starvation, torture, and ransom demands.
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❗entführen
❗versklaven
❗foltern
❗töten
Die UN spricht von systematischen Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit – Europa sieht zu.
Deshalb ruft @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social zu einem breiten Protest auf – mit einer Großkundgebung am 18.10. in Rom.
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/18th-of... 2/3
❗versklaven
❗foltern
❗töten
Die UN spricht von systematischen Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit – Europa sieht zu.
Deshalb ruft @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social zu einem breiten Protest auf – mit einer Großkundgebung am 18.10. in Rom.
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/18th-of... 2/3
September 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
❗entführen
❗versklaven
❗foltern
❗töten
Die UN spricht von systematischen Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit – Europa sieht zu.
Deshalb ruft @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social zu einem breiten Protest auf – mit einer Großkundgebung am 18.10. in Rom.
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/18th-of... 2/3
❗versklaven
❗foltern
❗töten
Die UN spricht von systematischen Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit – Europa sieht zu.
Deshalb ruft @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social zu einem breiten Protest auf – mit einer Großkundgebung am 18.10. in Rom.
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/18th-of... 2/3
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We are waiting for you in Rome with ANOTHER BOOK 📕 on why the MoU between Italy and Libya is deadly.
It will be in Italian with English version later on.
Come with your rage, loved ones, colleagues and friends.
It will be in Italian with English version later on.
Come with your rage, loved ones, colleagues and friends.
🚨 18 October – Manifestation in Rome 🚨
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
September 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We are waiting for you in Rome with ANOTHER BOOK 📕 on why the MoU between Italy and Libya is deadly.
It will be in Italian with English version later on.
Come with your rage, loved ones, colleagues and friends.
It will be in Italian with English version later on.
Come with your rage, loved ones, colleagues and friends.
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Stop the bloody deal! We say no to the Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Libya.
🚨 18 October – Manifestation in Rome 🚨
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
September 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Stop the bloody deal! We say no to the Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Libya.
🚨 18 October – Manifestation in Rome 🚨
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
September 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🚨 18 October – Manifestation in Rome 🚨
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
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We drew upon interviews with refugees, participant observation at protests and online, and a workshop with legal practitioners. Huge thanks to all of our collaborators, we learned so much from them and without whom it wouldn't exist. The name comes from @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social's UNFAIR campaign
September 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
We drew upon interviews with refugees, participant observation at protests and online, and a workshop with legal practitioners. Huge thanks to all of our collaborators, we learned so much from them and without whom it wouldn't exist. The name comes from @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social's UNFAIR campaign