🆘 ~64 people in distress north of Abu Kammash, #Libya!
We are in contact with this group in distress in the central #Mediterranean. Their say that their engine is malfunctioning. With the night coming, we are very concerned. Authorities are alerted, act before it is too late!
🔴Italian authorities informed us: they are blocking our rescue ship Aurora for 45 days, because we refused to communicate with Libyan militias while rescuing 44 people. The same Libyan units that shoot at fleeing people and rescue ships. Let that sink in.
⛔️🇮🇹 Migranti, la strategia del silenzio.
È quella che sta attuando l'Italia, da anni, nel Mediterraneo centrale. Con sempre maggiore successo.
Ne ho parlato a @RenataBritoAP qui.
https://t.co/eiSWZSsXPp
U.S. officials and lawmakers with access to classified information say the Trump administration’s assertions about threats from Iran are incomplete, unsubstantiated, or flat-out wrong. https://t.co/dLCO37pIkI
I am honored to attend the upcoming emergency meeting of the #HagueGroup. Time has come for **decolonised multilateralism**, grounded in universal rights & obligations, applied with integrity and free from double standards. May European & Arab states join this necessary effort.
A new chokehold on #Gaza.
Once again, Israel is renewing its ban on supplies entering Gaza.
After more than two years of unspeakable suffering & a spreading man-made famine, people still lack the most basic supplies, despite increases in aid since the ceasefire.
#UNRWA personnel in Gaza keep providing healthcare, learning & clean water — but we must be allowed to do much more & certainly not less.
We warned you: the wholesale destruction of Gaza was not an exception, it was a blueprint to crush anyone who opposes the plutocratic imperialism embodied by US/Israel and their global allies.
Act now: defend int'l law from lawlessness, before the rupture becomes irreversible.
⚫ Shipwreck in the Central Med off #Libya!
After a group of around 30 people escaped #Garabulli on June 10th, the boat capsized some hours after.
Only five people were rescued, the others are missing.
🆘! ~25 people in distress south of #Lampedusa!
Alarmphone alerted authorities about a group on a small rubber boat, the boat is losing air. People are panicking and in need of immediate help, but still there is no rescue in sight. Authorities need to act and order rescue!
More than 20 emails to the Italian Coastguard & 24 hours after our initial alert, MRCC Rome finally took the people in distress onboard their vessel. We're immensely relieved and glad the people are okay, as the delay in assistance could have well resulted in a different outcome.
🆘 37 people in distress south of #Sicily!
Alarm phone alerted authorities about 37 people who escaped #Libya and ask for rescue. They are at sea for several days and water is entering the boat.
Rescue is needed! immediately!
After alerting all authorities to the severe distress at 8:30 am, hours of non-assistance passed. Despite being only 40 miles off #Tunisia and 50 miles off #Lampedusa, it is thanks only to the #CivilFleet and #Aurora that the people were brought to safety!
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Terrible news from Libya.
The Internal Security Agency has allegedly closed the offices of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Terre des Hommes Italia, International Medical Corps, Danish Refugee Council, Médecins Sans Frontières, CARE Germany-Luxemburg, INTERSOS, Acted, and Cesvi claiming that these NGOs were involved in acts that undermined Libya’s sovereignty and security and their attempts to settle irregular immigrants in the country.
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We have never been able to reach the group of ~23 people we reported on. Their last known position matches the location of the shipwreck, but we cannot be sure that this is the group we alerted for. In a recent call, Cypriot authorities refused to share any information with us.
🆘️ ~64 people in distress at sea south of #Crete!
A relative contacted us about the group, and reports they are in danger and need urgent rescue. We cannot reach the people but are worried for their safety. @HCoastGuard have been alerted, we urge them to rescue the people now!
Another #pushback in the #Aegean!
This morning we spoke with a group at sea who say the @HCoastGuard took their fuel & forced them back into the hands of #Turkish authorities. @HCoastGuard's actions are illegal and risk the lives of people at sea: they must be held to account!
🆘 ~35 people on gas platform in the central #Med! We were alerted to a group fleeing #Libya, now stranded on the #Miskar gas platform. We lost contact to them 24 hours ago. Authorities & a merchant ship nearby were notified. Immediate rescue to a safe place is urgently needed!!
When trying to reach the people on this boat, the Tunisian customs authority responded, stating they were returning 60 people to #Tunisia. While we are relieved they survived, they were not brought to a place of safety.