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Two African migrants on board the Aita Mari rescue boat watch a new group of migrants from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan wait to be rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Maydayterraneo in Mediterranean international waters off the Libyan coast on February 10, 2020. Photo: Pablo Garcia / AFP
Two African migrants on board the Aita M... […]
Coronavirus, Health, Migrants, Infographic

Fears mount over migrants dying ‘out of sight’ in Mediterranean

As the coronavirus dominates headlines, activists fear the Mediterranean is the scene of an overlooked tragedy as more migrants try to cross, Europe closes its ports and rescue ships cease to function
3 years ago
A crew member of the Ocean Viking, jointly run by French NGOs SOS Mediterranee and Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF), pictured near the vessel during preparations in Marseille harbour on August 4, 201 before departure for a search and rescue mission off Libya.
A crew member of the Ocean Viking, joint... […]
Migrants, Infographic, Videos

Rescue trauma haunts Mediterranean migrant rescuers

From one operation to the next, it's not the migrants who are saved but the ones they can do nothing to help that leave the worst mental scars on the Mediterranean's rescue crews
4 years ago
Immigrants rescued from distress await the transfer from a civilian ship in the Mediterranean to the "Aquarius" rescue vessel of MSF and SOS Mediterranee. (To dpa "Green reproaches against sea trout in the Mediterranean back" from 07.07.2017) Photo: Lena Klimkeit / dpa
Immigrants rescued from distress await t... […]
Migrants

More deaths at sea as NGOs discuss Italy’s code of conduct proposals

More Mediterranean migrant deaths were reported Tuesday, just as aid groups engaged in sea rescues were meeting Italian interior ministry officials to discuss a controversial "code of conduct" for their operations.
6 years ago