Following accounts given by the survivors, why was a rescue operation not immediately started by the Turkish Coast Guard after it first arrived on scene at the GPS location?
Tuttavia, i momenti di perdita e lutto devono essere rispettati e chiediamo, dunque, maggiore cura, rispetto e responsabilità nella realizzazione e nella pubblicazione di immagini che mostrano i rifugiati.
Alarm Phone chiede l’immediato trasferimento di tutti i rifugiati arrivati sull’isola militare di Farmakonisi – i viaggiatoti bloccati sull’isola devono far fronte a condizioni inumane
"Anche se ci confrontiamo con la forte disperazione e sofferenza umana in questi momenti di difficoltà, siamo stati anche ispirati innumerevoli volte dalla volontà di continuare la lotta e di attraversare il mare e di potersi muovere poi verso le destinazioni desiderate in tutta Europa"
Alarm Phone Press Release, 5th of August 2015 Distress at sea and endangered lives due to coastguard actions? Evidence shows attacks on migrant boats in the Aegean Sea where engines were removed and boats punctured by coastguards
🆘~38 people in distress in the Central Med!
This morning a group called us in urgent distress, drifting north of #Benghazi with a broken engine. We alerted authorities, but the so-called Libyan coastguard said they were unable to find the boat. We are worried about their fate!
"Malta’s misuse of the criminal justice system to deter people from attempting to seek safety in Europe is unacceptable. This case represents everything that is wrong with EU institutions & members states’ migration policies in the central Mediterranean."
🆘~45 people in need of assistance in the #CentralMed!
Tonight we were called by ~45 people onboard a blue wooden boat fleeing from #Libya. Authorities are informed. The weather is rapidly deteriorating and the people fear for their life. We hope they will survive the night!