For more than 48 hours we are again in contact with a group of 28 Kurdish refugees from Syria (among them several children) who are stranded on an islet in the river of Evros near Soufli.

19 Μαΐου: δίκη στην Καλαμάτα - η ποινικοποίηση των ανθρώπων που μετακινούνται στην Ελλάδα συνεχίζεται!May 16, 22

Κοινή δήλωση από τις οργανώσεις Aegean Migrant Solidarity, borderline-europe, Can’t Evict Solidarity, το πλήρωμα του Iuventa, το Νομικό Κέντρο Λέσβου και το Watch the Med Alarm Phone.

UPDATE: May 19: trial in Kalamata - Another (partial) victory against the EU border regime!May 16, 22

Lampedusa as an Island of PeaceApr 27, 22

Joint Statement

Left-to-die four times: still no justice for the 130 people abandoned at sea on 21 April 2021Apr 22, 22

Criminalization of Refugees: The dark Side of EU and UNHCR Policies in TunisiaApr 19, 22

Joint Statement

NON-assistance for 34 people stuck on a Greek islet in the border river between Turkey and GreeceMar 31, 22

Joint Statement by Alarm Phone & Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN)

26 lives stuck on a container vessel need immediate disembarkation in closest port in Malta or Italy!Mar 08, 22

When the UNHCR in Tunisia throws refugees on the streets like rubbishFeb 18, 22

Migrants' lives don't matter in the Atlantic - another case of fatal non-assistance?Feb 09, 22

Another invisible tragedyFeb 06, 22

Syrian refugee with residence permit in Germany held in Amygdaleza’s prison in GreeceFeb 03, 22

ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΣΗ, 24 Ιανουαρίου 2022 - Τέσσερα ναυάγια στο Αιγαίο και φόβος για δεκάδες νεκρούς, ενώ συνεχίζονται τα pushbacksJan 24, 22

Another tragedy on the way to the Canaries: On 16 January 2022, at least 43 people have lost their lives in another preventable shipwreck off the coast of Morocco.Jan 17, 22

UPDATE, 24 January 2022 - Four shipwrecks with dozens feared dead in the Aegean while pushbacks continue to happenDec 25, 21

70 People in a Shipwreck close to Crete - one Person diedDec 12, 21

Solidarity Statement from Chania

Over 400 lives at risk in the central Med: Do not let them drown!Nov 25, 21

Stop the war on migration along the EU-Belarus border! Freedom of movement for all!Nov 12, 21

Evacuation To Safety Now!Nov 02, 21

Urgent call to support the refugee protests in Tripoli

Struggling for Freedom of Movement since 2014: The Alarm Phone turns 7Oct 11, 21

Chain of push-backs from Tunisian ports to the Libyan desert!Oct 03, 21

Commemorating the 17 August 2020 tragedyAug 17, 21

The Many Faces of a ShipwreckJul 29, 21

Shipping Company Vroon Complicit In Forced Return: the Vos Triton Returns 170 People To Libya In An Illegal Push-Back By ProxyJun 29, 21

A report by Mediterranea Saving Humans, Sea Watch, WatchTheMed - Alarm Phone

Left to drown off Morocco's coastJun 02, 21

95 people returned to torture and abuseMay 08, 21

A joint statement by Alarm Phone and Mediterranea Saving Humans

Europe watches as a shipwreck takes place off the coast of LibyaMar 30, 21

Border FeminismsMar 08, 21

By Women In Solidarity House (WISH) Lesvos

HerdenkingsActie: Solidariteit met de families van de 91 mensen die verdwenen op zee!Feb 09, 21

CommemorAction: Solidarity with the families of the 91 people who disappeared at sea!Feb 09, 21

6 February: Global Day of CommemorAction for the Dead, Missing and Forcefully Disappeared at Sea and at the Borders!Feb 05, 21

Transnational Decentralized CommemorAction - 9th of FebruaryFeb 01, 21

Another forgotten shipwreck off Libya: 10 Libyans missing since 9 November 2020Jan 31, 21

From Fethiye to Rhodes; all DrownedJan 02, 21

A Commemoration of 14 people who drowned on 2nd January 2020 in the deadly Aegean Sea

International Migrants Day: Europe, there is nothing to celebrate!Dec 18, 20

Call for commemoration and for action

Open Letter to AuthoritiesDec 18, 20

The invisible shipwreck of 9 February 2020

Six Years Alarm Phone: The Struggle at Sea continuesOct 11, 20

Τα πραγματικά εγκλήματα είναι οι παράνομες επαναπροωθήσεις και οι παραβιάσεις ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων από την Ελληνική ΚυβέρνησηOct 02, 20

The Real Crimes are Push-backs and Human Rights Violations by the Greek GovernmentOct 01, 20

Alarm Phone Press Release

Plea for my brother, since 23 days on the vessel Maersk EtienneAug 28, 20

by Said

Shipwreck Off Libya FearedAug 17, 20

Rescued but not safe! Europe plays games with 52 lives!Jul 04, 20

New Report: Aerial collaboration between the EU and Libya facilitates mass interceptions of migrantsJun 17, 20

Press Release

About 400 people reach out to Alarm Phone over three daysMay 26, 20

Alarm Phone Press Release

Twelve Deaths and a Secret Push-Back to LibyaApr 16, 20

Press Release

The Covid-19 Excuse: Non-Assistance in the Central Mediterranean becomes the NormApr 11, 20

Alarm Phone Press Release

Free the #ElHiblu3Mar 27, 20

Invisible Shipwreck off Libya: Authorities Remain Silent, but Relatives Speak UpMar 19, 20

Alarm Phone Press Release

Returned to War and Torture: Malta and Frontex coordinate push-back to LibyaMar 15, 20

Alarm Phone Press Release

SOS: 110 people in Malta SAR need immediate rescueMar 14, 20

Alarm Phone Press Release

Escalating Violence in the Aegean Sea - Attacks and human rights abuses by European Coastguards, 1-3 March 2020Mar 04, 20

At the Greek-Turkish border, politicians play with people’s livesMar 01, 20

An Invisible Shipwreck?Feb 19, 20

Fishermen – The Invisible Solidarity Workers at SeaFeb 13, 20

650 people call Alarm Phone over 5 days – all escape Libya and reach Europe!Jan 28, 20

Alarm Phone Press Release

Mass escape, forced returns and Civil Fleet solidarity off the coast of Libya, 9-12 January 2020Jan 13, 20

Alarm Phone Press Release

Left-to-Die Trial in RomeDec 02, 19

Fourth Meeting of the Palermo Charter Platform Process in Bologna, 28-29 November 2019Nov 29, 19

Four days of Struggle against Mass Push-Backs to Libya and Death at SeaNov 26, 19

Press Release

Back to the Libyan Warzone - How Malta Instructed Libyan Authorities to Intercept 50 Migrants within the Maltese SAR ZoneOct 23, 19

Joint Press Release of the Palermo Charter Platform ProcessOct 12, 19

The Alarm Phone turns 5Oct 10, 19

Press Release

De-Confiscation of all Rescue Ships NOW!Sep 23, 19

In light of today’s meeting in Malta where five EU interior ministers convene to discuss a relocation quota for migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, we issue this collective statement to demand the immediate release of all NGO rescue ships

From Palermo and Barcelona to Naples: For the Right to Mobility and the Right to Rescue!Jun 22, 19

Joint Statement

The survivors on Maridive 601 must disembark – solidarity cities in Europe are willing to welcome them!Jun 03, 19

Witness Testimony - May 1st 2019 ShipwreckMay 06, 19

51 people pushed back north-west of SamosMay 04, 19

Boat with 35 Migrant Travelers in Distress Refouled to TurkeyApr 15, 19

Joint Statement – The Case of Alan KurdiApr 14, 19

Joint Statement coming from the civil SAR fleet.

Alarm Phone List of Distress Cases with Disappearances or DeathsJan 02, 19

Where are they? 12 People at sea, missing for over 100 hoursDec 27, 18

Alarm Phone member arrested and deported in MoroccoDec 04, 18

Alarm Phone Commemoration at the Moroccan-Algerian BordersNov 06, 18

31 people land in Melilla – Spanish and Moroccan authorities endangered their livesAug 30, 18

Press Release on the Sarost 5 Disembarkation AnnouncementJul 29, 18

Call to Action - Sarost 5Jul 26, 18

RCC Malta: Do not Deny your Responsibility for 40 People in DistressJul 19, 18

Press Release: Migrants rescued in Distress in Maltese Search and Rescue Zone illegally transferred to Tunisian territorial watersJul 18, 18

Statement: Four Push-Back Operations at the Greek-Turkish Land Border Witnessed by the Alarm PhoneJul 06, 18

Toward a Coalition of Solidarity – For the Right to Mobility and Equal Rights for AllJun 17, 18

Call for Safe and Open Harbours!Jun 17, 18

A Deadly Weekend in all three Regions of the MediterraneanJun 04, 18

Solidarity with the Rescuers Facing Charges in MytileneMay 06, 18

Another Tragedy in the Strait of GibraltarApr 06, 18

Left to Die in the Aegean Sea?Apr 01, 18

Solidarity with Proactiva OpenArms and with the Stansted15!Mar 21, 18

Joint Statement: Scapegoats for Failed EU Politics?Feb 27, 18

Three travellers gone missing in Western MediterraneanDec 14, 17

21 Migrants started from a beach south of Tangier towards Spain early on 3rd of December. Only 18 of them could be safed after hours. An avoidable catastrophe.

'We could not ignore this any longer!' Interview with Izmir migrants rights activistDec 04, 17

Mourn the Dead, Respect the Survivors - Create safe Passages!Nov 01, 17

From Morocco to Spain and beyond: collective resistance against a deadly border cooperationOct 26, 17

Developments in the Central Mediterranean over the past two yearsOct 18, 17

Deterrence no matter what - Europe escalates its War on MigrantsSep 07, 17

URGENT DISTRESS: 38 people nearly 24 hours at sea because coastguards did not react.Sep 01, 17

Non-Governmental Actors rescue thousands while Europe continues to criminalise their workJun 27, 17

#World Refugee DayJun 20, 17

Mass arrests, trials and deportations: report by our Alarm Phone friendJun 08, 17

Subsaharan migrants in Morocco / Algeria: Raids – Displacements – ArrestsApr 23, 17

Freedom for Gabriele del Grande!Apr 23, 17

Constructing a Deadly VoidApr 21, 17

Mass arrests in the North of Morocco - our friends in prisonMar 27, 17

European civil rescue organizations stand up against smuggling allegationsMar 03, 17

NGOs who rescue people from drowning at sea are encouraging smugglers who profit from dangerous Mediterranean crossings, Frontex Director Fabrice Leggeri told the German newspaper “DIE WELT” on Feb 27, 2017.

Two Month Report: 'They want the Sea to Kill – We want a Bridge to Life!'Jan 18, 17

More than 5,000 lives lost in the Mediterranean in 2016 and several Shipwrecks already in 2017 – Stop the Mass Dying at Europe’s maritime Gates!

Statement 26th of June 2016: Three deaths in the straight of Gibraltar caused by the arrival of the Marine Royal (Moroccan Navy)Jun 27, 16

During the interception the migrants’ boat capsized. The survivors witnessed that the Marine Royal did not rescue all passengers, but only 5 of the 8. The Marine Royal then left the three dead bodies behind.

Support for a co-ordinated Humanitarian Search and Rescue operation is denied. Does the Turkish Coast Guard hold responsibility for the deaths of two persons at sea?Jun 20, 16

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?

Statement in light of the current situation in the Mediterranean Sea and yesterday’s eventsMay 27, 16

The EU and Death at Sea: The calculated and monitored dying in the Central Mediterranean

Open Letter: Against sensationalist and undignified practices by volunteers and journalistsFeb 15, 16

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.

Newspaper: Ferries for AllFeb 12, 16

For the Freedom of Movement and Equal Rights for All! Campaign Newspaper from the transnational Project Alarmphone

Callout for transnational actions on the 6th February 2016Jan 25, 16

Perspectives on struggle and solidarity

Human rights violations on the island of FarmakonisiDec 15, 15

Alarm Phone demands immediate transfer of all refugees stranded on the Greek military island Farmakonisi – Travellers stuck on the island face inhumane conditions

Frontex slows down registration procedures in “Hot Spot” Moria, leaving refugees for days in life-threatening conditionsOct 25, 15

Welcome to Europe and Alarm Phone Statement about the Situation on Lesvos Island / Greece

1 Year Anniversary StatementOct 12, 15

"While we are confronted with a lot of despair, we have also been inspired uncountable times by the willingness to overcome the sea and to move on to desired places throughout Europe."

Weekly Report: European border regime is increasingly losing its ability to deterAug 30, 15

Distress at sea and endangered lives due to coastguard actions?Aug 05, 15

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

The EU kills Refugees, Ferries not Frontex!Apr 19, 15

Push Back FrontexFeb 15, 15

Against a new dimension of left-to-die-policy at sea

After Two Months in Operation: Insights into the Watch The Med Alarm PhoneDec 04, 14

Watch The Med Alarm Phone against Left-to-die cases at SeaOct 08, 14

Watch the Med – Reports

13/10: 12 travellers rescued by Salvamento Maritimo in the Western Med 14 October 2024
13/10: 159 travellers rescued to El Hierro 14 October 2024
12/10: 20 travellers rescued by Salvamento Maritimo in the Western Med 13 October 2024
08/10: 26 travellers rescued to Cadiz 9 October 2024
08/10: 25 travellers rescued to Lanzarote 9 October 2024

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5 Jan

All the people have survived hardship at home and in Libya, over 24 hours on a rubber boat, days onboard the #Maridive703 vessel, abandoned by all competent authorities, an evacuation onto #OceanViking and if that was not enough, a 4-day journey to disembark in northern Italy.

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6 Jan

🚨Weather alert for the Central Med!

The weather in the Central #Mediterranean will be extremely dangerous for departures. We hope that people planning to leave #Tunisia or #Libya in the next days are aware and will consider the weather conditions.

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3 Jan

1/2 According to local authorities and media articles, everyone in the group was found earlier today near #Afetes village in southern #Pelion. They were part of a group of 24 people in total, traveling from Turkey by sea in rough weather.

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