Lindsey Hilsum
Migrants or refugees: what’s the right word?
After I reported on scenes of desperation at the Greece/Macedonia border, there was nearly as much outrage about the use of language as the plight of the people.
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Chaos and bizarre privileges in Misrata
Life in besieged Misrata throws up many questions, blogs Alex Thomson. Why, for example, were thousands of migrant workers allowed to gather close to the port, where they inevitably became a target?
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Misrata hospital: the grim reality 70 days in
The director of the only hospital still functioning in Misrata says “the world looks on. Like it’s a movie. Like it’s not real. But it is real. It’s been 70 days now.”
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Battle for control of Misrata’s port
NATO airstrikes force Gaddafi troops to withdraw from central areas of the besieged city of Misrata but shelling continues.
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In sight of Misrata
Alex Thomson blogs from four miles off the coast of Misrata, on board a ship bringing relief supplies to the besieged city.
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Waiting off the coast to enter besieged Misrata
Alex Thomson waits on a ship off the Libyan coast. When it docks in a few hours, it will bring food and medical relief to the besieged people of Misrata.
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Misrata under artillery fire as NATO looks for options
The besieged port city of Misrata has been bombarded by pro-Gaddafi forces, killing at least three people as the Foreign Secretary warns Britain should prepare to be involved for the “long haul”.
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Libya: attacks on Misrata ‘may be war crimes’
The Libyan Government’s shelling of rebel-held Misrata, including the targeting of hospitals and killing of civilians, could constitute crimes under international law, the UN human rights chief says.
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UK leads Misrata evacuation mission in ‘grave’ Libya crisis
As Britain helps 5,000 refugees from Misrata, a flashpoint city in Libya’s war, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell tells Channel 4 News “very brave people” are leading the mission.
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UK holding Libya talks at UN over Misrata civilian crisis
Street by street, the battle for Misrata goes on. Channel 4 News Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Miller reports from Libya as a UK minister travels to the United Nations for humanitarian crisis talks.
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Situation in Libya’s third city Misrata ‘critical’
As Libyan rebels beg NATO for more air strikes against Colonel Gaddafi’s troops in besieged Misrata, a city resident tells Channel 4 News that the situation on the ground there is ‘critical’.
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Libya: Gaddafi forces loosen rebel grip on Misrata
Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi continue to lay siege the rebel stronghold of Misrata, with reports saying up to 160 people have been killed in the city in the past week.
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Misrata faces humanitarian disaster
The long-besieged city of Misrata, the third largest in Libya, is facing imminent humanitarian disaster, writes Mike Hobbs a journalist who’s worked extensively in Libya.
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Libya truck bomb targets police recruits in Zliten
Dozens die as Libya’s worst bomb attack since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi hits a police training centre where hundreds of recruits were gathering for a morning meeting.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Lindsey Hilsum
Risks and lies on the road to Europe
The African migrants I met in the Misrata detention centre have a lot in common with journalists and politicians – just look at their attitude to risk and their relationship with the truth.