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
@Frontex @HCoastGuard 7/7 We will never forget Maha, Haydar and Zayn. We will not forget them, nor the thousands whose lives have already been sacrificed to the violence of migration control. This song has been written in their memory.
@Frontex @HCoastGuard 4/7 Greek authorities – as usual – blame the shipwreck on two Sudanese refugees, whom they arrested as smugglers, while the real blame lies with the European policy of deterrence that forces people to risk their lives on dangerous sea-crossings.
1/7 In the afternoon of November 11, Maha (37), Haydar (12) & Zayn (13) lost their lives when a boat capsized south of #Gavdos while a Frontex vessel approached them. 55 survivors were found, many remain missing, including the body of Haydar.