Following accounts given by the survivors, why was a rescue operation not immediately started by the Turkish Coast Guard after it first arrived on scene at the GPS location?
We ask for that in order to respect the dignity of the victims/survivors but also to maintain dignity ourselves, so that we can create a community and society in which the privacy and dignity of all people are valued and respected.
تطالب شبكة رصد المتوسط - هاتف الطوارئ بالنقل الفوري لجميع اللاجئين العالقين في جزيرة فارماكينوسي العسكرية - اللاجئون عالقون في هذه الجزيرة ويواجهون ظروف غير إنسانية فيها.
Alarm Phone Press Release, 5th of August 2015 Distress at sea and endangered lives due to coastguard actions? Evidence shows attacks on migrant boats in the Aegean Sea where engines were removed and boats punctured by coastguards
The 2 sole survivors from the boat that was found carrying 17 dead people south of #Crete report that another 15 people died from drowning. They fell into to the water after the motor stopped working. This brings the death toll to 32 people.
⚫ Shipwreck in the Central Med!
We mourn the deaths of five people who lost their lives on their way from #Tunisia to #Italy. With no safe ways to reach Europe, they had to take a boat that capsized due to bad weather.
Our thoughts are with them and their loved ones.