Why doesn’t Europe grieve deaths in the Mediterranean?
1 year, 7 months ago

Why doesn’t Europe grieve deaths in the Mediterranean?

Al Jazeera  

The uncomfortable reality is that to Europeans, not all lives are equal. “The persisting humanitarian crisis in the Central Mediterranean is intolerable,” said IOM Director General António Vitorino in response to the figures. Her analysis suggests that we have come to tolerate the routine drowning of non-European refugees because their lives and deaths “simply do not touch us, or do not appear as lives at all”. Very often, refugees are also described as “unfortunate people” who happen to be born in places where conflict or poverty is rampant. These causes include war, conflict and natural disasters, but also so-called “slow killers” like extreme poverty and global inequality, climate change and food insecurity.

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Ten years of maritime resistance in the Mediterranean Sea
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ten years of maritime resistance in the Mediterranean Sea

Al Jazeera  

European states may resent civilian rescuers helping migrant boats in distress in the Mediterranean, but they are here to stay. Next month will mark 10 years since the first nongovernmental rescue organisation entered the central Mediterranean in search of migrant boats in distress. When NGO rescuers first came onto the scene, there were some concerns that their rescue activities would …

The EU’s secret weapon against refugees — time
1 year, 7 months ago

The EU’s secret weapon against refugees — time

Al Jazeera  

When boats with refugees are at risk of capsizing in the Mediterranean Sea, the speed of rescue operations is essential. This vacuum has expanded over time: A report published in March 2023 by the Civil Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, a network of non-governmental actors engaging in Search and Rescue activities in the Mediterranean, concluded that “at sea, Maltese authorities regularly …

‘Deadliest quarter’ for migrants in the Central Med since 2017
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Deadliest quarter’ for migrants in the Central Med since 2017

Al Jazeera  

More than 400 people have died crossing the Central Mediterranean between January and March this year. More than 400 migrants and refugees have drowned in the Central Mediterranean during the first three months of the year, making it the deadliest quarter since 2017 on the world’s most dangerous migrant crossing, according to the United Nations. In a report released on …

Mediterranean shipwreck: Stories of tragedy emerge after 62 drown
1 year, 9 months ago

Mediterranean shipwreck: Stories of tragedy emerge after 62 drown

Al Jazeera  

A months-old baby and twin toddlers were among the 12 children who died, with survivors struggling to speak after the disaster. “He is guilt-ridden now,” Di Dato said, “because to save his life he lost three children – 11, 9 and 5 years old – and his wife.” The boat left the western Turkish port of Izmir about four days …

Over 3,000 Europe-bound Migrants Lost at Sea in 2021: UN
2 years, 7 months ago

Over 3,000 Europe-bound Migrants Lost at Sea in 2021: UN

News 18  

More than 3,000 people died in the Mediterranean and Atlantic while trying to reach Europe last year — double the toll from 2020, the United Nations said Friday. “Alarmingly, since the beginning of the year, an additional 478 people have also died or gone missing at sea,” UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo told reporters in Geneva. The report showed that for …

Over 1,600 migrants lost at sea in Mediterranean this year
3 years ago

Over 1,600 migrants lost at sea in Mediterranean this year

Firstpost  

The International Organisation of Migration estimates that 23,000 people have perished since 2014 while trying to cross the Mediterranean in rickety boats or rubber dinghies Rome: The sinking of a boat with more than 30 people on board this week is the deadliest migration tragedy to date in the English Channel. The International Organisation of Migration estimates that 23,000 people …

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