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
Alarm Phone is thrilled about the launch of the Migration Archive, which sheds light on border violence in #Malta & systematically documents the many ways that the Maltese state & other actors obstruct mobility, causing harm at sea and on land. See: https://maltamigrationarchive.org/
🆘️ ~15 people in need of medical assistance on #Symi, #Greece!
We are in contact with this group who was stuck on the island. They told us that the @HCoastGuard has already arrived & that they were taken onboard of their vessel. Bring them to a safe place & #NoPushback!!