2 children on the boat have died in recent days -- and the health of others are deteriorating.
To ignore such a tragedy, just off #Malta's coast, represents an unspeakable lack of humanity.
Time for someone to step up, @MaltaGov.
To ignore such a tragedy, just off #Malta's coast, represents an unspeakable lack of humanity.
Time for someone to step up, @MaltaGov.
https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister/status/1566813406073593856
@MaltaGov That Syrians are still fleeing for #Europe is no surprise, particularly those in #Lebanon where authorities are preparing to *illegally force* them back to #Syria.
5+ million #Syria refugees remain in neighboring states & polling suggests ~0.5% would consider an eventual return.
5+ million #Syria refugees remain in neighboring states & polling suggests ~0.5% would consider an eventual return.
@MaltaGov Why do almost all #Syria refugees refuse to consider any future return to #Syria?
The answer is obvious when you glance across basic facts -- see this thread from last week:
The answer is obvious when you glance across basic facts -- see this thread from last week:
https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister/status/1565363329241161728
@MaltaGov UPDATE on the boatful of #Syria & #Lebanon migrants stranded off the coast of #Malta:
- x1 more child died yesterday (3 total, now)
- Contact with the ~60 passengers was lost overnight
- #Malta has banned a cargo ship from rescuing the boat & has refused to help itself.
WTH.
- x1 more child died yesterday (3 total, now)
- Contact with the ~60 passengers was lost overnight
- #Malta has banned a cargo ship from rescuing the boat & has refused to help itself.
WTH.
@MaltaGov Under intense pressure - particularly by foreign diplomats - #Lebanon detained x5 security officers yesterday for torturing a #Syria refugee to death.
He died of "severe torture" within 3hrs of his arrest on unknown charges.
And you wonder why Syrians are fleeing on boats?
He died of "severe torture" within 3hrs of his arrest on unknown charges.
And you wonder why Syrians are fleeing on boats?
@MaltaGov UPDATE -- 63 surviving passengers from a boat of migrants from #Syria & #Lebanon were finally rescued late Tuesday, not by #Malta but a cargo ship ("BBC Pearl").
A 4yr old girl died shortly after the rescue.
They issued an SOS on Saturday -- but were ignored for 4 days.
A 4yr old girl died shortly after the rescue.
They issued an SOS on Saturday -- but were ignored for 4 days.
NEW -- 250 [mostly #Syria] refugees are stranded on a boat that left #Lebanon a week ago headed towards #Europe. A 3-month old girl has died of dehydration.
The boat has run out of fuel, food & water & is stranded in the #Mediterranean, off the coast of #Malta & #Greece.
The boat has run out of fuel, food & water & is stranded in the #Mediterranean, off the coast of #Malta & #Greece.
Awful news -- a boat of migrants (from #Syria & #Lebanon) headed to #Cyprus has sunk off the coast of #Tartus, #Syria.
24 bodies recovered & 13 rescued.
Their rescuers? The people they were fleeing: #Assad's regime.
Just a terrifying, awful illustration of #Syria's tragedy.
24 bodies recovered & 13 rescued.
Their rescuers? The people they were fleeing: #Assad's regime.
Just a terrifying, awful illustration of #Syria's tragedy.
Update -- 60+ bodies have been recovered off the coast of #Tartus, from a boat of migrants from #Syria & #Lebanon that sank yesterday.
Migrant movement has surged in recent months -- from #Lebanon by sea (to #Italy/#Greece), and from #Turkey by land (to #Bulgaria & #Greece).
Migrant movement has surged in recent months -- from #Lebanon by sea (to #Italy/#Greece), and from #Turkey by land (to #Bulgaria & #Greece).
The situation in regime-controlled areas of #Syria is deteriorating exponentially -- spiraling inflation, cholera outbreak, continued insecurity, political persecution & corruption.
Refugees are not returning & they will not return -- so #Europe is once again a live destination.
Refugees are not returning & they will not return -- so #Europe is once again a live destination.
Renewed large-scale #Syria refugee movement is now a very realistic possibility -- and the international community *must* acknowledge why:
#Assad's regime remains in place, unchallenged & undeterred.
It's a simple truth, but all too easy to ignore, as it has been for 11yrs now.
#Assad's regime remains in place, unchallenged & undeterred.
It's a simple truth, but all too easy to ignore, as it has been for 11yrs now.
Though a minor player compared to #Europe, the U.S. role in taking in #Syria refugees has been appalling -- from 2021-22, we've taken ~3,800.
As @Malinowski @RepMcGovern @RepLouCorrea & @RoKhanna recently wrote to @SecBlinken, we should be doing SO much better.
As @Malinowski @RepMcGovern @RepLouCorrea & @RoKhanna recently wrote to @SecBlinken, we should be doing SO much better.
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