You stay in Libya

You don't want to disappoint your family. They are hoping that if you make it to Europe it could make it easier for them to join you or that you will at least be able to send them some desperately needed money. Like thousands of other refugees and migrants, you get a job sweeping the roads to try and save for the journey or to send money home. You move into a cramped apartment in Tripoli with 50 others.

But this is not without dangers. Libya has not ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention or the 1967 protocol, and has failed to adopt asylum legislation. Libyan law criminalises unauthorised migration and does not distinguish between migrants, refugees, victims of trafficking or others in need of international protection (all are considered illegal immigrants). "Illegal immigrants" are subject to fines, detention and expulsion.

Meanwhile, the conflict in Libya is threatening your safety - armed groups allied to Libya's rival governments are locked in a battle for control of the oil-rich nation.