Al Jazeera: Refugee deaths intensify call for safe EU passages

“Alarmphone is one of the NGOs trying to help. The transnational network of activist and migrant groups is located on both sides of the Mediterranean and provides a 24-hour hotline for refugees in distress at sea.

“We still see [recent] fatalities where the exact number of drowned people is not clear because the EU is keeping up its border and visa regime, closing borders and erecting fences,” a spokesman from Alarmphone told Al Jazeera.

“Although the EU spends a lot of money on [the EU border agency] Frontex and border controls, they are not willing to spend money on saving refugees’ lives,” he added.”

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🆘 in the Central Med! We are in contact with ~45 people who fled from #Benghazi, #Libya. After 4 days at sea they've no food or water left & need urgent assistance. We don't have their exact GPS position & ask authorities to locate them and launch a SAR operation immediately!

🆘 ~40 people in distress off #Libya!

We alerted authorities to this group in distress. The people report that their boat is taking in water and ask urgently for rescue!

🆘️ from 11 people near Prisadets, at the border of #Bulgaria and #Türkiye!

The people, who have children among the group, say they have been attacked by dogs. They fear for their safety and are asking for urgent help. Authorities are informed!

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