'Pay or he dies': the deadly price of hope for Egypt's migrants

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Published Feb 18, 2026

'Pay or he dies': the deadly price of hope for Egypt's migrants

The call came from Libya: pay $4,000 immediately, or the boy dies at sea. For Youssef Ibrahim, whose 18-year-old brother Hamdy had vanished after contacting smugglers online, there was no choice. "Returning meant death. There was no way back," another relative told AFP.

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