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
Cette semaine, des militant·es d’AlarmPhone ont été·es en #Côted’Ivoire pour rendre hommage à ceux et celles décédé·es en tentant de rejoindre la «forteresse» #UE et protester contre les politiques frontalières meurtrières qui obligent à des itinéraires toujours plus dangereux.
This week, activists from the Alarm Phone travelled to #IvoryCoast to commemorate those who lost their lives trying to reach Fortress #EU and protest against the deadly border policies forcing people to take increasingly dangerous routes.
🆘 ~10 people in distress in the #CentralMed! We are in contact with 10 people on a rubber boat. They are in #Malta SAR and are urgently calling for help. We informed authorities in #Malta and #Italy and urge them to launch an immediate rescue operation!