Zentrales Mittelmeer: Todesrate unter den Flüchtenden nach oben geschnellt

Die Einschränkung der Rettungsmissionen im Mittelmeer hat laut UNHCR dramatische Folgen: Das Flüchtlingshilfswerk berichtet, dass die Todesrate unter den Flüchtenden nach oben geschnellt ist. Vor allem zwischen Libyen, Malta und Italien seien die Zahlen alarmierend. Gefahren der Flucht über das Mittelmeer haben für Flüchtlinge und Migranten im vergangenen Jahr nach UN-Angaben alarmierende Ausmaße angenommen.

MSF: Lager-Hinweise nach italienischem Massen-Push-Back nach Libyen

On January 21, 106 people disembarked in Khoms from a commercial ship. It is feared that at least six people drowned while the group was at sea. “Upon disembarkation, several people were in need of urgent medical care, and we intervened to provide medical assistance,” explains Julien Raickman, in charge of MSF activities in Misrata, Khoms, and Bani Walid. A 15-year-old boy later died at the hospital. Yesterday, another group of 144 people also rescued by a merchant ship disembarked in Misrata. Among the 250 people who recently disembarked in Misrata and Khoms are many women – some of whom are pregnant – as well as babies and young children under seven years old. They were transferred to detention centers in the area.

Sea-Watch: Bürgermeister und Parlamentarier nach Besuchsverbot mit Schnellboot auf SW!

Nachdem Innenminister Matteo Salvini gestern italienischen Parlamentiern und Anderen den Besuch der „Sea Watch 3“ untersagt hatte, die seit 9 Tagen 47 Gerettete an Bord hat und vor Syrakus liegt, haben heute morgen der Bürgermeister von Syrakus, drei Parlamentarier*innen, Anwält*innen, Ärzt*innen und Aktivist*innen die Wach- und Kontrollschiffe vor der „Sea Watch 3“ mit einem Schnellboot umfahren und sind jetzt an Bord der „Sea Watch 3“.

The italian ports are open. Immediate disembarkment for the 47 shipwrecked of Sea-Watch

Thanks to the initiative of civil society, the city of Syracuse and its mayor Francesco Italia, it is clear to all that the territorial waters and the Italian ports are not “closed” at all – as some government propaganda had repeatedly suggested in recent months like a broken record. Instead, they are open routes of humanity. It could not be otherwise according to maritime, international and Italian law.

Human Rights Watch: „No Escape from Hell“

European Union policies contribute to a cycle of extreme abuse against migrants in Libya, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The EU and Italy’s support for the Libyan Coast Guard contributes significantly to the interception of migrants and asylum seekers and their subsequent detention in arbitrary, abusive detention in Libya.