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.”

External Link: Al Jazeera: Refugee deaths intensify call for safe EU passages

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Today, we’re onboard the @seawatchcrew’s flight over the central Mediterranean Sea to monitor and fill the gap that states refuse to fill or don’t want the world to see

@HassanZ91825062 is on board representing us, and this is very important for all of us!

FERRIES NOT FRONTEX⚠️

🆘! 37 people adrift in the Maltese search and rescue zone!
Alarm Phone is in contact with a group on a small rubber boat fleeing #Libya, but their engine has broken down.
They must be rescued to a safe place!

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