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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5 years ago, on 1 October 2021, @RefugeesinLibya was born in fierce struggles against raids, racist violence and arbitrary imprisonment in #Tripoli, #Libya. Today, they are a crucial transnational voice for the rights of people on the move. We congratulate them!

🆘 65 lives at risk in the #CentralMed!
We alerted authorities about a group, who is reporting high waves and a broken engine. Their situation is critcal. The group needs urgent help - rescue is needed NOW!

🆘️ en #MéditerranéeOccidentale. Nous avons été informés que 5 personnes ont quitté Tipaza, en #Algérie, le 28 septembre. Sans nouvelles depuis le départ leurs proches s'inquiètent. @Salvamentogob a été alerté. Nous espérons qu'elles seront retrouvées et mises en sécurité !