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Independent support for people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to the EU | If in distress, call +334 86 51 71 61 | media requests: media @alarmphone .org

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7 months
Donation call! To stay in touch with people in distress at sea, satellite phones are essential. Life-saving calls cost up to 8€/min. On busy days our phone bill reaches 500€. Please donate so that we can continue to support people at risk of drowning:
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4 years
According to the people, there are 20 women & 27 children on board & they have been in the water for more than 7 hours. They say a vessel with the number 1411 is nearby. Water is entering the boat & some of them do not wear life-vests. We ask competent authorities to rescue them!
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11 months
🚩Alarm Phone Statement on the fatal shipwreck off #Greece . Stop blaming people on the move for trying to escape your violence! Stop blaming people on the move for their own death! Stop pushbacks, end death at sea, tear down Europe’s borders!
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4 years
Easter Monday. A mother tells us her 7-year-old daughter needs help & that 5 people are unconscious on the boat in distress. Which EU-leader has the courage to call this mother & explain to her that she and her child have to die because their lives are not worth saving?
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4 years
This is happening NOW at Europe’s borders! Masked men attack people in distress in Greek waters, making waves before leaving again. Listen to their voices: ‘we will die’, ‘mama, mama’. Shame on Europe! Stop the violence! Rescue now! @HCoastGuard @UNHCRGreece @EU_Commission
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1 year
⚫ Siamo scioccate. Secondo diverse fonti, decine di persone di questa barca sono annegate. Dalle h 2.28, dell'11 marzo, le autorità erano informate dell'urgenza e della situazione di pericolo. Le autorità italiane hanno ritardato deliberatamente i soccorsi, lasciandole morire.
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1 year
🆘! 47 lives at risk in the Central Med! Alarm Phone is contact with 47 people in a boat adrift who fled from #Libya . Weather is extremely dangerous and immediate rescue is needed!!
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4 years
At 9:11 CEST we were contacted by a boat in distress in #Greek waters near Lesvos. There are 67 people incl. women and 27 children. The people say their engine is destroyed and the boat is adrift. We alerted the Greek Coast Guard @HCoastGuard to ask for immediate rescue.
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4 years
BREAKING: #TALIA52 disembark! Finally, after days kept in inhumane conditions on a livestock carrier off Malta's coast, the people who called us when in distress at sea are allowed to reach land in Europe! We thank the #TALIAcrew for their humanity, solidarity and endurance! 🧡
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4 years
BREAKING: SHIPWRECK OFF LIBYA FEARED! Several sources speak of a shipwreck with dozens of ~65 people on board dying. We called for rescue but all authorities rejected responsibility. Europe, this is the result of your policies - another mass murder at sea.
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4 years
🎂Today, the Alarm Phone turns 6 years old! Our network of over 200 activists who live on both sides of the Mediterranean Sea has assisted over 3,300 boats in distress. Since October 2014, we keep this project running, without a break, 24/7.
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10 months
🆘Alarm Phone is in contact with a boat in international waters carrying 104 people, that left Tobruk, #Libya , three days ago. We alerted authorities and nearby cargo ships but - once again - no help is coming. Water is entering the boat due to high waves. #DontLetThemDrown
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3 years
⚫️Sadly, we can now confirm that the 20 people whose death was reported by @MSF_Sea were on a boat that had called us. We lost contact to them but repeatedly requested a search and rescue operation by EU authorities. In vain. They decided to let them drown. Our hearts are broken.
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11 months
Yesterday, we were alerted by a boat in distress in the Greek SAR zone. It had left from #Libya . According to the people, there were 750 people on board. Authorities were alerted. Contact was lost shortly after midnight. We now hear reports of a shipwreck and fear they are true.
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11 months
Four days ago, we emailed #Greek authorities and Frontex, alerting about 750 people on a boat in distress near Kalamata. Nobody intervened and the boat capsized. Four days ago, approx 750 people were still alive. Join us when we protest the systematic border killings:
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4 years
🆘BREAKING! SHIPWRECK HAPPENING NOW off Garabulli #Libya . A fisherman just told us that he rescued 21 people but had to leave 33 people behind clinging on the rubber boat tubes. He tried to inform authorities but no reaction. They might still be alive & need RESCUE NOW!
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4 years
Today, @alarm_phone @RescueMed @seawatch_intl & @BorderlineEurop launch our report "Remote Control". It outlines how the EU collaborates with the so-called Libyan coastguard to coordinate migrant pull-backs to #Libya through aerial surveillance of the Central #Mediterranean .
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4 years
Where is the outcry? Another 12 bodies were found off Tunisia's coast, bringing the death toll of the latest shipwreck to 34. Still many more are missing. Europe's borders are built on the killing & disappearing of black bodies. #Blacklivesmatter also in the Mediterranean!
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4 years
+++ Pregnant woman at risk of dying!! +++ Minutes ago, a person on the boat told us that the pregnant woman is dying. We could hear the people in the boat scream. #Europe , what are you doing? @HCoastGuard these people need immediate rescue. Do not let the woman and the baby die!
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11 months
Dear journalists, thanks for your interest in our work. As you can imagine, we have limited time & capacity to respond to requests. We are an activist network, made up by volunteers, who run an emergency hotline 24/7 for soon 9 years. Also today, after yesterday's shipwreck. 1/4
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2 years
🎂The Alarm Phone turns 8 today! On 11 October 2014, we launched our hotline for people in distress at sea. Over the past 8 years, we have assisted over 5.000 boats in distress We have fought for eight years. We will continue. We will never give up.
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4 years
Is there something more symbolic than black people rescued at sea being forced to remain in awful cages meant for cattle off Malta's shore? #BlackLivesMatter also at sea! End this undignified and inhumane standoff now!
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4 years
*HAPPENING NOW* A boat with 49 people (incl 18 children) has been attacked twice by a speedboat with black-masked men near #Mitilini at the borderline between Skala Mistegnon and Panagiouda. Their engine was destroyed in the first attack and they now row with their bare hands.
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5 years
Naufragio nel #Mediterraneo ? Ieri un pescatore ci ha detto che una barca si è capovolta al largo della #Libia . Dice di aver salvato 3 persone e di aver visto tanti corpi. I sopravvissuti parlano di 100+ persone a bordo. Non abbiamo ancora conferme ma temiamo un’ennesima tragedia.
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3 years
🚩These deaths were not an accident! In this report, we provide a timeline, showing how this massacre off Libya unfolded over the past two days. All authorities in the area refused to take responsibility to coordinate a swift search and rescue operation.
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4 years
🆘 ~20 people in distress in #Malta SAR! On board there are several children & woman fleeing #Libya & water is entering the boat. They called us at 20.00 CEST & we tried to reach @Armed_Forces_MT since then but nobody answers. @guardiacostiera refuses responsibility. Rescue now!
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4 years
BREAKING: ~75 people in distress on a wooden boat just reached out to #AlarmPhone . The people fled from #Libya and are in the Maltese Search and Rescue zone. We have asked authorities to rescue the people without delay! Black lives matter!
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10 months
After being in touch for several days, we lost contact to all the groups in distress in the #Tunisia & #Algeria border region, possibly because their mobile phones batteries ran out. We assume many are still stuck there. Now they can't even reach out anymore to call for help.
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4 years
From #Berlin to #Lesvos with love! Against the violent attacks on migrants & activists by racist mobs & Greek coastguards. All our strength to the people of Lesvos & along Europe's external borders! Solidarity will win!!
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4 years
🧡This past week was a struggle, we slept very little. But so were many weeks before in soon 6 years during which we supported over 3.100 boats in distress at sea and fought the deadly EU border regime. We will stay awake also this night as 55 people are still missing in the Med.
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3 years
🧡These are tough days for us. We do what we can to support the many people in distress at sea. While we receive many disgusting racist comments, we also get lots of support. Thank you for amplifying not only our voices, but also the voices of those who are struggling at sea. 🧡
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4 years
While EU authorities fail to provide any info, migrant communities confirmed to us that one of the boats we lost contact with (~71/77 people) arrived autonomously in #Ragusa , Italy. We are glad they survived this long journey amidst EU authorities' attempts to let them drown!
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3 years
⚫ Over 100 people killed off #Libya Our worst fears have come true: a boat we were in contact with capsized. Only lifeless bodies were found by #OceanViking . We had alerted all authorities & #Frontex sighted the boat. They let them drown. For Europe, Black Lives don’t matter.
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"Today, after hours of search, our worst fear has come true. The crew of the Ocean Viking had to witness the devastating aftermath of the shipwreck of a rubber boat." Statement by Luisa, Search & Rescue Coordinator on #OceanViking .
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4 years
++ Attack on migrants at sea? ++ The ~70 people in distress near #Malta called us moments ago & said: “We have an emergency here. Malta military came and cut cable of motor. Water is in the boat. Malta military said ‘I leave you to die in the water. Nobody will come to Malta.’”
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4 years
Today, a plane will land in #Lesvos , rented by Dutch citizens to fly out #refugeesGr from inhumane conditions. 189 people could return with them to welcoming cities, if the Dutch government agreed. Evacuation & safe passage is possible! #WeGaanZeHalen ✈️
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11 months
🆘 Severe distress on the #Atlantic Route! The 59 people on board who had left #Agadir report water in the boat and three deaths. Authorities are alerted, but #MarineRoyale has not been reachable all night. We demand immediate rescue! Do not let them down!
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5 years
URGENT! 150 lives at risk! Alarm Phone was called by a boat coming from Khoms/ #Libya . They say 50-60 women & 30 children among them! There are sick & pregnant ppl. Their engine stopped working. No rescue in sight - authorities in #Italy and #Malta were informed around noon.
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4 years
Again, #Malta and #Italy fail to assist these people in life-threatening situations. #Europe just watches. 🟠 Fate of ~65 people in Libyan SAR unclear 🟠~85 people reached #Lampedusa 🟠~22 people in #Italian SAR 🟠~62 people in #Malta SAR, close to Lampedusa
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4 years
++ Why are they not rescued? ++ Despite our appeals to the Greek coastguard & their presence on scene of distress in Greek waters, the 32 people, including 11 women & 11 children, are NOT being rescued. Some are injured, a pregnant woman is in labour and in pain.
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5 years
A few hours ago, when they called the #AlarmPhone , they were scared of drowning or being returned to the hell in #Libya - now we can see the relief in their eyes. They cannot stay on the #ALEX for long but need to be brought to land immediately! Open the ports!
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La celebrazione della vita: ecco i bambini, le donne e gli uomini salvati oggi pomeriggio dal mare e dall'inferno libico. Grazie a chi sostiene la nostra missione, siamo idealmente tutte e tutti a bordo. Viva #Mediterranea .
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4 years
🔴NAUFRAGIO! Ciò che temevamo e che abbiamo denunciato per gg pare essere avvenuto. Secondo più fonti 1 barca si è capovolta e molti sono morti. Non siamo certi sia una barca con cui eravamo in contatto. Tutte le autorità UE che hanno osservato senza soccorrere sono responsabili.
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🔴Lasciati morire soli nel giorno di #Pasqua da un'Europa che parla a vuoto di solidarietà verso le persone che soffrono. 250 persone erano alla deriva da ieri su 4 gommoni. Oggi avvistamenti @Frontex li riportano ancora in mare e uno capovolto. Naufragato con le persone a bordo.
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3 years
The last days were tough. A mother and her baby died after the group they were on board with called us. Then, 130 people who called us in distress were left to drown by the European & Libyan authorities. 42 people on a third boat are still missing. #EuropeKills #TheyLetThemDrown
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4 years
La scorsa notte ci ha chiamati una barca in pericolo. A bordo 32 persone, tra cui 10 bambini, in fuga dalla #Libia in guerra dove aumenta la violenza. Abbiamo avvertito le autorità e #AlanKurdi Siamo felici che AlanKurdi sia riuscita a soccorrerle in condizione meteo critiche
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❗️BREAKING During the night, the #ALANKURDI was alerted to a boat in distress. 32 persons have been rescued and are now safely on board. Among them are 10 children and one pregnant woman.
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1 year
Dopo il letale naufragio, temiamo che i sopravvissuti - soccorsi da un mercantile dopo aver visto morire i loro amici - siano respinti forzatamente in #Libia o #Tunisia , dove li attendono condizioni disumane. Chiediamo che tutti i sopravvissuti siano portati in salvo in Europa!
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⚫ We are in shock. According to different sources, dozens of people from this boat in distress have drowned. We first alerted authorities at 2:28h CET on 11 March, emphasising the urgent distress situation. The Italian authorities knowingly delayed rescue and let them die.
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11 months
Therefore, please see the statement we released yesterday. We do not have much more to add. Please focus on European authorities and ask why they failed to rescue hundreds of people in obvious distress. 2/4
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1 year
🆘~400 people at risk in Central Med During the night we received a call from a boat with ~400 people in distress who departed from #Tobruk , #Libya . We informed authorities, but no rescue operation has been confirmed so far. Don’t delay help and put lives at risk - rescue now!
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11 months
There are so many open questions regarding yesterday's mass shipwreck off #Pylos ! We need an independent investigation into the in/actions of the Greek forces & #Frontex . We demand that the search for the missing continues & that, before burial, DNA is taken of all bodies found.
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10 months
Urgent! This boat with approx. 250 people on board is at risk of capsizing in #Malta SAR. They need to be rescued without further delay. Don't wait again until it is too late! Don't let them drown! (📷 by #Seabird @seawatchcrew )
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4 years
🔴SHIPWRECK: What we feared the most & what we warned against for days seems to have happened. Acc. to several sources, a boat capsized & many have died. We are not sure yet if it is a boat that we lost contact to. All EU authorities that watched without rescuing are responsible.
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🔴Lasciati morire soli nel giorno di #Pasqua da un'Europa che parla a vuoto di solidarietà verso le persone che soffrono. 250 persone erano alla deriva da ieri su 4 gommoni. Oggi avvistamenti @Frontex li riportano ancora in mare e uno capovolto. Naufragato con le persone a bordo.
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11 months
🆘Boat in distress in the central Med! 29 people in distress contacted Alarm Phone this morning. Authorities ignore our calls for help and merchant vessels, including #SkylineS , pass by without intervening. This is sadly business as usual. End this non-assistance, rescue now!
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4 years
🔺Last night, the ~95 people that called us could have been rescued by @RescueMed , but were intercepted by Europe's Libyan allies. The baby that was born at sea was returned to a warzone, together with 93 others. Six people have died. Europe, stop killing black lives at sea!
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4 years
Our ❤ to the #LouiseMichel !! “We want to awaken the consciousness of Europe & say: ‘Look, we have been yelling at you for years now. There is something that shouldn’t be happening at the very borders of Europe, and you close your eyes to it. Wake up!’”
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4 years
🆘URGENT!!! ~95 people are at risk of drowning in Maltese SAR zone! The people reached out to #AlarmPhone as their engine is not working and water is entering the boat. The situation on board is critical. Maltese & Italian authorities are informed but not responding. Rescue now!
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3 years
🚩 ILLEGAL PUSH-BACK TO LIBYA! We can now confirm that the people rescued by #VosTriton were transferred against their will to a Libyan vessel which abducted them back to #Libya . This means that they were returned to conditions of detention, torture, and rape. Photo: Sea-Watch
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🆘! ~50 people in distress south of #Lampedusa ! They were able to escape #Libya & want to reach a place of safety in #Italy . They still have to travel about 90 kilometers, but they are running out of fuel and are very exhausted from the long journey! Rescue is needed now!
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11 months
Since yesterday afternoon and until shortly after midnight today, Alarm Phone was in contact with the boat in distress that reportedly capsized. We hereby provide a timeline of events. Europe's borders kill.
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4 years
+++ BREAKING +++ A boat in distress with ~90 people in Maltese SAR just reached out to #Alarmphone . We alerted authorities to launch a rescue immediately without delay! @guardiacostiera @Armed_Forces_MT
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Possiamo ora confermare che la barca respinta in #Libia è la stessa che davamo per dispersa con ~55 persone. 12 persone sono morte di sete o annegate perche #Malta ha rifiutato di soccorrere. I sopravvissuti sono stati riportati alla guerra, le torture e gli stupri della Libia.
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4 years
🔴BREAKING! Six shipwrecks and almost 200 deaths off #Libya in September! Hundreds of people have died in the Central Med over just a few days & again European authorities keep silent. Those who survived are alive only thanks to the efforts of fishermen.
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4 years
++ Urgent: Boat at risk of sinking near Greece! ++ We were alerted by 35-38 people from Afghanistan & African countries on a boat in severe distress in Greek waters near Lesvos. The Greek coastguard is in sight but not rescuing – we call on you to carry out your duty to rescue!
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4 years
🔴Rescued but not safe! Europe plays games with 52 lives! Yesterday, 52 people in distress reached out to AlarmPhone. RCC #Malta was uncooperative, hanging up the phone repeatedly. In the end, merchant vessel #TALIA rescued after #Seabird had alerted them to the case. 1/4
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9 months
⚫ Two shipwrecks took place off #Lampedusa , leading to more than 30 deaths. We don't know if these boats were among those that we had been alerted to. What we know is that the EU border regime has once more killed dozens of people.
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angela caponnetto
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Il bilancio dei due naufragi a poche miglia da #Lampedusa : 57 superstiti, oltre 30 dispersi due corpi recuperati di un bimbo e una giovane donna. Le drammatiche immagini dei soccorsi cpn mare forza 5 da @guardiacostiera #migranti
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3 years
CALL TO ACTION! EU authorities leave over 500 people at risk of drowning in the central Mediterranean Sea.
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4 years
Over the past 48h we again supported hundreds of people in severe distress while Europe consciously delayed rescue. We’re fed up with EU authorities playing with people’s lives. We’re fed up with EU coastguards hanging up phones on us, refusing to note down life-saving info.
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3 years
⚫️Altre vite perse a largo della Libia. Stamattina delle persone sono annegate o andate disperse. Non sappiamo quante ma stiamo provando a capirlo. Ancora una volta delle persone sono state uccise alla frontiera esterna dell'Europa. Dov'è l'indignazione? Questa strage deve finire
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All our solidarity to captain #CarolaRackete of #SeaWatch3 ! We love the creative protest that calls for her immediate release! How small angry Salvini looks in comparison. Siamo tutt* sbruffoncell* #safepassage
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🆘 47 people in distress in Maltese SAR! Last night 47 in distress people alerted us. We immediately informed authorities at 22:59CEST. The people are still at sea and need urgently to be rescued. @Armed_Forces_MT : Sea-rescue is your duty! Don't let them drown! #LeaveNoOneBehind
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4 years
The woman is giving birth in the dark on a dinghy in distress. All competent authorities have knowledge of the situation. The Greek and Turkish Coast Guards, Frontex and NATO bear the full responsibility of these lives and any fatalities. @HCoastGuard @Frontex @NATO
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BREAKING: We were alerted to 35 #refugeesGr who were put on #liferafts by the Hellenic Coast Guard south of #Lesvos and are now adrift at sea! The last position at 9:00 CEST was 38°45'27.9"N, 26°30'44.4"E. We called the Turkish Coastguard to ask for rescue.
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4 years
These pathetic threats against @nelloscavo and us only show the importance of critical journalists & the #CivilFleet in uncovering the real "dirty business” of Maltese & other authorities in the #Med . Our work will only stop when their violence will.
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🆘! ~50 people at risk in international waters! Alarm Phone is in contact with a group who escaped from #Libya . The engine stopped working & the boat is adrift. People say water is entering the boat. We alerted authorities & demand a fast rescue to a place of safety!
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4 years
🔴ULTIM'ORA!🔴 Siamo stati chiamati da dei dei #migranti intercettati dalla c.d Guardia Costiera Libica: dicono che alcune delle 65 persone si stanno rifiutando di sbarcare a #Tripoli , e che la c.d. Guardia Costiera ha sparato a un migrante e gettato il corpo in mare. #Libia
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4 years
🔴 SHIPWRECK off #Libya ! 111 people died in a terrible shipwreck off Zuwara, Libya on 21 September. Only 9 of the 120 people on board survived, rescued by a fisherman after days at sea. Together with survivors we try to reconstruct the events. They need urgent medical assistance
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11 months
Ask them why there was insufficient rescue capacity although their distress had been known for so many hours. Ask why they prefer to blame those who died and survived, rather than responding to challenging questions about their failure to rescue. 3/4
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2 years
💔STOP DEATHS AT SEA!Yesterday we learned that 164 people lost their lives in the Central Mediterranean Sea last week only. 60 bodies were recovered from a sinking boat, and more than 100 people went missing after another shipwreck. #BordersKill
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🚩Shipwreck off Libya confirmed Today a boat capsized near Zawya. A search for survivors is underway. Our solidarity to the relatives of the murdered. We are so angry about this continuous loss of life. Stop the killing at Europe's borders! #BlackLivesMatter also in the #Med !
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🆘! ~500 lives at risk south of #Sicily ! Alarm Phone is in contact with about 500 people on a large boat who left from #Libya and called us from the Italian SAR zone. We alerted authorities. Do not waste time: initiate a rescue operation now!
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11 months
Ask them, why they engage in #pushbacks and non-assistance for many years. Ask them why they continue to restrict safe migration routes while producing deadly ones.
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4 years
SOS! ~62 people in distress! This night we were called by a boat in distress that escaped Libya. Acc. to the people, 13 women & 6 children are on board. Authorities are informed. Do not let them drown and starve to death as you did with another migrant group two weeks ago!
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10 months
🚩 #Pushback off #Lesvos ! We just learned that 27 people were illegally pushed back by @HCoastGuard . They were already in Greek waters & wanted to seek international protection in #Greece & were forced back to the place they tried to escape from! #StopPushbacks !
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3 years
Exactly one week ago, at 10:03am on 21/04, we spoke to ~130 people on a rubber boat for the first time. Over the next 10h we would be in constant contact with them and notify authorities to their distress. Instead of rescuing, authorities chose to let them die. #TheyLetThemDrown
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2 years
🆘 More than 400 people in danger in International waters! The people on the overcrowded boat said it is sinking. We alerted authorities but Italy said they are not responsible for the area. Such a big boat cannot be handled by the so-called Libyan coastguard without loss of life
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4 years
La bimba di 5 mesi morta nel naufragio del 13 giugno ha ricevuto sepoltura ieri: “Difficilmente si sentirà dire che la piccola con il cucciolo aviatore sul petto è vittima di chi le ha negato un viaggio sicuro verso un Paese civile, o che pretende di essere tale”. @MauroSeminara1
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4 years
Today, we remember over 560 lives that were lost at the European border on 3 and 11 October 2013. We stand in solidarity with the relatives, partners, and friends of the dead and the missing. We are so sorry for your irreplaceable loss. 1/3
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4 years
L’Europa ha abbandonato ~65 persone, di cui ~20 minori, in mare per 26 ore. Le guardie costiere rifiutano responsabilità di soccorrerle. Le famiglie ci chiamano e chiedono perché l’Europa ignora i loro figli, fratelli e sorelle? E se fossero bambini bianchi? #BlackLivesMatter
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5 years
I #migranti riferiscono che una bambina di 5 anni è morta a bordo. Alle 8.25h ci hanno detto che l’elicottero era ancora lì e di poter stabilire che la nave è un’imbarcazione militare. Siamo quasi certi che sia la P490 dell’ @ItalianNavy . Deve prestare soccorso immediato!
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1 year
🆘! 47 lives at risk in the Central Med! Alarm Phone is contact with 47 people in a boat adrift who fled from #Libya . Weather is extremely dangerous and immediate rescue is needed!!
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2 years
🆘The so-called Libyan coastguard is shooting at a boat in distress in Maltese SAR zone! We were called by a group who said they are being chased & shot at by the so-called Libyan coastguard. We urge all authorities to order them to stop the fire & to put an end to this violence
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4 years
Breaking! A boat with ~50 people fleeing from Libya just reached out to the Alarm Phone! They are in distress in the Italian #SAR zone and only a few miles from #Lampedusa . There is water entering the boat and the weather conditions are very dangerous. They need immediate rescue!
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3 years
🆘️! ~350 lives at risk of drowning!! We were alerted by ~350 people who report that the boat adrift is taking in water very fast. They urgently ask for rescue as several people have died already! Vessel #Maridive206 is close but not engaging! Rescue is needed NOW!
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4 years
At 23.35 CEST the Hellenic Coast Guard confirmed in a phone call that they finally rescued the 32 people, including the pregnant woman, to Petra, #Lesvos .
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3 years
Yesterday, people gathered in Palermo to commemorate the ~130 lives lost at sea and protest the non-assistance of state authorities. This happened on the anniversary of Italy’s liberation from fascism, but as signs pointed out on the day “leaving people to drown is also fascism”
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4 years
“Secondo il diritto internazionale, quando uno stato ritarda ad inervenire nella sua zona #SAR , qualunque stato vicino che sia informato dell’evento di soccorso è obbligato ad intervenire anche al di fuori della propria zona di competenza.” #Lampedusa
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9 months
🔴 AGAIN: RESCUE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! We are still in direct contact with two boats in distress east of #Malta . 27 and 36 people are desperately calling for help while waves are getting higher and higher and the storm is arriving.
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3 years
🔴 SOS! 2 boats with 200 people in distress! We were alerted to two other boats in distress off #Libya . According to the people, they carry at least 100 people each. In total, we now know of 3 boats currently at risk of capsizing. Authorities are informed: Do not let them drown!
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3 years
⚫️Shipwreck off #Libya ⚫️ Last night we were told that a boat with ~53 people capsized off Zuwara. Testimonies report that only 10 people survived & more than 40 people are missing, possibly drowned. We are sad & angry. #EU stop killing people with your borders. #BlackLivesMatter
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3 years
"We've documented so many shipwrecks that were never officially accounted for. Even if all European authorities try to reject responsibility, we know that the mass dying is a direct result of both their actions and inactions. These deaths are on Europe.’’
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