June 4, 2026
Libyans take part in a demonstration in front of the UNHCR office in Tripoli on June 4, 2026, demanding the departure and closure of the UNHCR offices and declaring ‘No to foreign settlement in Libya’. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
Hundreds of Libyans gathered outside the UN refugee agency headquarters in Tripoli on Thursday to protest against irregular migrants and refugees they say should leave Libya.
Demonstrators chanted “Libya belongs to Libyans” among other chants and called for the closure of the UNHCR headquarters in the capital.
They accused the UN agency of seeking to settle irregular migrants in the North African country.
