“Duizenden vluchtelingen proberen dagelijks vanuit Noord-Afrika de oversteek te maken naar Europa, in gammele en overvolle bootjes. Als ze in de problemen komen, kunnen ze bellen met de hulplijn van de internationale groep ‘Watch the Med(iterranean)’. Grote kans dat ze dan Nederlandse vrijwilligers aan de lijn krijgen, bijvoorbeeld Joyce en Teun.”
HVNL: "Bootvluchtelingen redden vanuit de huiskamer"
Recent Posts Watch the Med – ReportsOur full solidarity with the #Seawatch5! We kindly ask @GiorgiaMeloni to stop playing games at the expense of survivors who need care at land. Instead of holding them hostage on a ship for no good reason, let the people disembark!
RT @seawatch_intl: Basta! We are disobeying Italian command to head to the north of Italy - We are sailing to Trapani port. We won't jeopar…
Solidarity at sea meets border violence: On 10 March 2026, a boat in distress en route from Tobruk to Crete was rescued by a merchant vessel. Although the brave captain tried to resist, he was forced to push the people back to #Libya. Read our report!
