About 400 people reach out to Alarm Phone over three days

Between 23 to 25 May, several hundred people have tried to escape from the war and torture camps in Libya. Alarm Phone was alerted to five boats in total, carrying about 400 people on board.

Although there is no official confirmation on the fate of many of these boats, we believe that one of these boats was rescued to Europe, while several were intercepted and returned to war and torture in Libya.

There is still no clarity on the fate of several other boats. In one of those intercepted by the so-called Libyan coastguards and returned to Libya, two men of Sudanese nationality were found dead.

Several groups that left from Tunisia, Algeria and Libya and that did not reach out to Alarm Phone were intercepted. In one case, one person died while 6-8 are feared missing. Some boats have also reached Europe autonomously, reaching Lampedusa, Agrigento, Linosa, Sardinia.

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7 years late but good news for the 24 people acquitted in #Lesvos. However, a harmful legacy remains: the baseless charges succeeded in criminalising rescue missions in #Greece & there is ongoing criminalisation of boat drivers & people seeking safety.

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🆘 Bateau en détresse en #WesternMed. Nous avons été alertés par un groupe qui a quitté #Tipasa, #Algérie, il y a 2 jours, en direction de l'#Espagne. Nous avons perdu contact avec eux et sommes inquiets. @Salvamentogob est alerté. Nous espérons qu'ils seront bientôt retrouvés!

🆘 Boat in distress in the #WesternMed. We were alerted to a group that left #Tipasa, #Algeria, 2 days ago, heading towards #Spain. We have lost contact to them and are worried. @Salvamentogob is alerted. We hope they will soon be found!

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