Tonight at 9 PM GMT, Consolidated Rescue Groups collaborative documentary with the BBC will premiere. It features our gathered testimonies and the acknowledgment of illegal pushbacks by Dimitris Baltakos, the ex-leader of special operations for the Greek Coast Guard.
While the testimonies were startling, the documentary's revelations are even more astonishing.
It will be intriguing to observe Greece's reaction to these accusations, and we are eagerly anticipating the unfolding developments.
#MigrantRights #HumanRights #Greece #BBC #ConsolidatedRescueGroup #StopIllegalPushbacks #RefugeesWelcome #InternationalLaw #CoastGuard
🚨#Urgent Update: We have alerted the Greek and all relevant authorities and continue to push for an immediate rescue. Libyan authorities have dispatched a rescue boat, but progress is slow due to severe weather. Latest GPS: 34°01.146'N, 24°02.5658'E (01:00 CEST, 24 July).
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🚨 We have received a distress call reporting a boat sinking off #Samos, Greece, carrying around 40 migrants.
Survivors report that some have reached the cliffs, while others remain in the water.
The #HellenicCoastGuard has been alerted.
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A joint investigation by the Consolidated Rescue Group and the #BBC reports that Greece has allegedly used masked mercenaries to force migrants and asylum seekers back across borders.
Full details below 👇🏻👇🏻
https://t.co/HP0qgspbki
In collaboration with Consolidated Rescue Groups and BBC, a new and deeply concerning investigation reveals that Greek police may be using masked individuals to forcibly return migrants and asylum seekers across the border.
Read the full investigation:
https://t.co/6rWY766UpR
We received a report from migrants inside #Bulgarian territory. They are 16 migrants in total and are in urgent need of assistance.
We have already informed the Bulgarian authorities, and we hope they will be rescued as soon as possible.
Distress call from 31 migrants on #Chios, including 6 women (one pregnant). Their situation is critical. Greek authorities have been notified and urgent rescue is needed.
This morning, we received a distress call from migrants who arrived on the Greek island of Farmakonisi. Their number is 40 migrants. We have informed the Greek authorities of their situation, and once any updates are received, we will share them in the comments.
We have just received a distress call from migrants who have arrived on Arki (Arkoi), Greece. They are 10 people from Syria and Palestine.
We have informed the Greek authorities, and we hope for prompt intervention and rescue as soon as possible.
Urgent distress call from 5 minors inside #Bulgarian territory, including one unconscious child. The humanitarian situation is critical. Authorities have been informed.
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Today, we received a distress call from 30 migrants stranded on an oil tanker named 'Maridiva 703' for 5 days, located in the Tunisian-Italian territorial waters. According to the migrants, 8 of them have died, and most of them are injured and burned.
عاجل: منذ الفجر، تجري عملية إنقاذ واسعة قبالة جزيرة #ساموس اليونانية، حيث غـ.ـرق قارب يحمل مهاجرين قادمين من تركيا. وبحسب المعلومات المتوفرة حالياً، تم إنقاذ 26 مهاجراً.
وعُثر على جـ.ـثة مهاجر، ولا يزال البحث جارياً عن أربعة آخرين مفقودين في البحر.
#مجموعة_الإنقاذ_الموحد
We received a report of a boat carrying 27 migrants from #Libya, located about 20 km from a #Greek island after running out of fuel.
The Greek authorities have been officially notified.
#GreekCoastGuard
We received a distress report a short while ago indicating the presence of a wooden boat stopped off the coast of Crete, Greece, carrying 67 migrants. The team has informed the Greek authorities.
Subsequently, multiple sources from inside Libya confirmed that the boat returned to Tobruk port last evening after experiencing a mechanical failure, and that all those on board are safe.
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Since yesterday, Unified Rescue Group has received a report from private sources inside Libya indicating that a boat departed at approximately 02:00 a.m. Libya time, carrying more than 500 people, and had left from the Libyan city of Tobruk.
We were unable to obtain any contact number for the boat or accurate information about its location. Later, we received several additional reports regarding the same vessel.
We received a distress call from a boat in danger carrying 90 migrants off the coast of the Greek island of Crete.
We have informed the Greek authorities and hope they will be rescued as soon as possible.
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