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
🆘 153 personnes disparues dans l'#Atlantique! Un bateau de 153 personnes est parti de Bafouloto, #Gambie, il y a déjà 14 jours ! Les autorités ont été alertées mais n’ont aucune information. Nous exigeons des recherches active pour les retrouver au plus vite et des #voiessûres!
🆘 153 people missing in the #Atlantic! A boat with 153 people left Bafouloto, #Gambia already 14 days ago! authorities have been alerted but have no information. We demand an active search to find them as soon as possible and #safepassage !
🆘 Yesterday evening, Alarm Phone was in contact with a group of 35 people in distress near the island of #Inousses, #Greece. According to a relative, they had been pushed back to Turkish waters by @HCoastguard & their engine had been taken.
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