“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”.
“As European citizens, we have a right to watch and critique Frontex,” he says, referring to the EU’s border agency.”
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⚫️ Yesterday, 12 people including a young child died at sea, in two separate incidents off the coast of #Samos and #Lesvos.
The boats sunk after the @HCoastGuard chased them, with one boat colliding with the Coast Guard's. Survivors are in hospital recovering.
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A total of 12 people, including one baby, died in the early hours of October 19 in the Aegean Sea, according to the Greek coast guard. One incident occurred near Lesbos and the other near Samos.
https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/74263/twelve-migrants-die-in-aegean-sea-during-attempted-crossings-to-greece
🆘 7 people in distress stranded on Hasdrubal oil platform. They are wet and cold and a storm is coming. They need immediate rescue to a safe port, no return to #Libya or #Tunisia which are known for violating the rights of people on the move. #FreedomOfMovement!
🆘 4 personnes en détresse de l’#Algérie. Elles sont parties de Jijil le 16 octobre. Depuis, on est sans nouvelles d'elles et leurs proches sont très inquiets. On a alerté les garde-côtes d'#Italie et d'#Espagne et on espère que ce groupe sera bientôt retrouvé et mis en sécurité.
