On 7 November, The Guardian published a report about the civil rescue groups cutting ties with the Libyan coastguard. According to the report, more than a dozen NGO rescue vessels operating in the Mediterranean have suspended communication with the Libyan coastguard, citing escalating incidents of asylum seekers being violently intercepted at sea and taken to camps rife with torture, rape and forced labour. The organisations acknowledged that the decision could result in them facing fines, detentions and the confiscation of their rescue vessels.
Read the full report here.