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Mar 13, 2023 8 tweets 6 min read
The boat in distress at sea was known to the authorities and ended deadly. While the Italian government obstructs civil sea rescue, and its own Coast Guard is visibly overwhelmed, distress calls go unanswered. #Italy watched 30 people drown!
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(1/8) Photo of the boat in distress. Text: "Italy watched the Saturday morning, 10.32 am: 9 hours after @alarm_phone reported the first distress call, our Airborne crew sights the boat with 47 people on board. 2 minutes later, #Seabird2 sends a Mayday Relay to all stations. The coordinates are given. A rescue is urgent.

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Dec 30, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
We're still at sea waiting for a port of safety for the 440 people onboard our #SeaWatch3, but the year is coming to an end and it's time to draw some conclusions: Image The humanitarian catastrophe in the #Mediterranean continues and compared to last year, the death toll has increased. While the #EU nearly stopped state-run sea rescues, together with the #CivilFleet we tried to close the deadly rescue gap at least a bit in 2021. Image
Jul 3, 2021 6 tweets 3 min read
The Ras Jadir 648 is the vessel of the so-called Libyan Coast Guard whose crew fired gunshots at people on the move on Wednesday. A look at the ship's history reveals who is really behind it: On May 15, 2017, the Ras Jadir 648 was handed over to the so-called Libyan Coast Guard - by Italy's former Interior Minister Marco Minniti.
Mar 1, 2020 9 tweets 4 min read
What we have seen at the European external border in the last 48 hours is the complete breakdown of the European Union as the so-called defender of human rights. At the Greek-Turkish border, refugees are targeted not only with tear gas but also with deadly firearms.
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