INVESTIGATION: This boat is named after the militia who operates it, the Tareq Bin Zeyad (TBZ)- the most dangerous in Eastern Libya.. Today we uncover the different ways @frontex and Malta help TBZ to intercept migrants boats and the real life consequences of this cooperation. On August 16th, a Frontex drone followed a boat heading from an eastern to western direction southern of Crete island, it circled around it 10 times, time/distance between these circles suggested it was a boat sailing at 5-6 knots

Greece has long been rumoured to be using forced recruits in operations against asylum seekers at the border. Now we have evidence which I'll explain 🧵 For the first time we have testimony people who call themselves “slaves” who were forced by Greek police into pushbacks. 6 people were interviewed individually & in this thread I will explain how we verified their testimonies.

The Central Med is arguably the world’s deadliest sea crossing. NGO boats have been been hobbled & EUR ships largely withdrawn. What’s really happening? We spent months analysing Search & Rescue (SAR) cases. This THREAD unpacks findings & methods. 1st up sources & actors Our data sources on SAR in the Central Med can be divided into 2 categories: sources providing data on migrant boats and data sources on vessels and aircrafts operating in the area. Warning: maritime jargon incoming.