“The NGO also keeps track of rights violations, mapping their location. It states its ultimate goal as “contributing to ending the deaths of migrants at sea and promoting an alternative vision for the Mediterranean”.”
AFP: "Volunteer hotline saves desperate migrants from the Med"
Recent Posts Watch the Med – ReportsRescued! Yesterday, 40 people contacted Alarm Phone when in distress in the central Mediterranean. The #Aurora of @Seawatch_intl stabilised the boat until the Italian coastguard arrived, bringing all survivors safely to #Lampedusa!
🔵 Le 50 persone in pericolo in fuga dalla #Libia, segnalate da @alarm_phone nel #Mediterraneo centrale, sono state soccorse dall’unità veloce @MVLouiseMichel e sbarcate al sicuro ieri sera a Porto Empedocle. Ancora una volta è stata la Flotta civile a salvare le loro vite.
A year ago, 8 people were murdered in an illegal #pushback operation by @HCoastGuard. The group first arrived on the island of #Inousses on July 8th. A day later, they were found in life rafts in front of the #Turkish island of Kara Ada.
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⚫️ 7 people lost their lives & 1 person is missing after another #pushback in the #Aegean.
#Turkish authorities told us they found a group which matches this one on Kara Ada island today, relatives confirmed this. They had been in life rafts which crashed on the rocks.
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