AFP: Volunteer hotline saves desperate migrants from the Med

“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.”

External Link: AFP: Volunteer hotline saves desperate migrants from the Med

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🆘 ~10 people in distress in the #CentralMed! We are in contact with 10 people on a rubber boat. They are in #Malta SAR and are urgently calling for help. We informed authorities in #Malta and #Italy and urge them to launch an immediate rescue operation!

🆘 17 people missing on their way to #Lampedusa! Many relatives reached out to us, looking for a boat carrying 17 people, among them many minors. The boat left close to #Zarzis on August 19. We called various authorities, but did not get any info. We’re worried – where are they?

🆘Où sont-elles? Nous avons alerté les autorités à propos de 127 personnes parties de Banjul, #Gambie le 7 août. Nous n’arrivons pas à obtenir d’informations et nous inquiétons de les savoir en mer depuis 14 jours. Nous espérons qu’elles seront retrouvées et amenées en sécurité!