“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"
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The Hague, on 19.05.2026, at the ICC: a Libyan Torturer will be tried for crimes against humanity. With @RefugeesinLibya we demand justice. Frontex belongs in the dock as well: for EU-complicity in the ongoing violence against people on the move.
🆘️ from 40 people in distress south of #Crete, #Greece!
Relatives alerted us to the group & told us that they were 40 km south of Crete, when they last spoke this afternoon. We did not reach the group yet but informed @HCoastGuard. We need a search & rescue mission now!!
We condemn Israel's attack on the #GlobalSumudFlotilla in international waters! Every day, we witness how international law is violated in the Med. We do not tire to denouce what we see, be it violence against people crossing borders or activists fighting for Palestinian freedom!
Tonight, the world is witnessing the export of the Israeli military’s doctrine of engineered abandonment. In a violent raid in international waters, Israeli naval forces have intercepted, boarded, and systematically disabled various boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
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