Libya orders expulsion of aid groups over plot to change population demographics

Libyan authorities have ordered the closure of offices of ten aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and the UN refugee agency, (UNHCR) accusing them of encouraging African migrants to stay and alter the country's ethnic composition. The order, issued by the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, charges these groups with a plot that "threatens the balance of Libyan society," according to Internal Security Authority spokesman Salem Gheit. The move recalls a similar accusation by Tunisia two years ago, criticized as anti-black racism.