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*First Published on Euronews The European Union’s watchdog on Wednesday launched an investigation into the role Frontex played in one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in recent history. Among the documents EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has demanded access to is the formal report by the Union’s external border agency about how events unfolded when the Adriana boat…
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The technological capacities of the ship PPLS 920 render absurd any no-footage claims (vid+pics) The technological capacities of the ship (PPLS 920) render absurd any claim by the Greek authorities that no footage of the Pylos shipwreck exists. [Announcement of the Initiative of Lawyers and Jurists for the Pylos shipwreck, July 20, 2023. Attached are…
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*Repost from Initiative of Lawyers and Jurists for the shipwreck of Pylos In this post, we gather Frontex statements, reactions, initiatives, etc, on the Pylos shipwreck (official statements + media reports) 1) Frontex tweet (2023-06-14) An initial version of this tweet, had the phrase “All questions should be directed to the Greek Rescue Coordination Centre”.…
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In this post, we gather the public statements of the Coast Guard’s spokesman Nikos Alexiou in the next 24 hours after the fatal shipwreck off Pylos. Big contradictions arise from these statements, with the most characteristic being the initial absolute refusal of any rafting of the “Adriana” boat (as the fishing boat with the hundreds…
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*First Published on Syria Direct ATHENS — On Tuesday, three Syrian families gathered at an Islamic cemetery in Komotini, northern Greece. They were there to bury three men: Riyadh Ghassan al-Talab, Muhammad al-Suwaydan and Hussam Zatima. Al-Talab, al-Suwaydan and Zatima, all from Syria’s southern Daraa province, were among the estimated 750 people on board a…
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Ξεκίνησε προκαταρκτική στο Ναυτοδικείο Πειραιά για διερεύνηση ποινικών ευθυνών ανδρών του Λιμενικού για το πολύνεκρο ναυάγιο της Πύλου. Η Ιλβα Γιόχανσον, ευρωπαία Επίτροπος εσωτερικών υποθέσεων, στην από 6/7/2023 πρόσκληση της LIBE, ενημέρωσε ότι εκτός της ποινικής διερεύνησης για τους διακινητές, εκκίνησε πλέον έρευνα (προκαταρκτική) στο Ναυτοδικείο Πειραιά για τις ποινικές ευθύνες του Λιμενικού για το πολύνεκρο…
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By Moira Lavelle and Vedat Yeler *First Published onAl Jazeera Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Pylos, Greece – As soon as the overloaded fishing trawler set off from Libya last month, the danger seemed obvious to Ahmed*, a 21-year-old Syrian. “The boat was too heavy,” he told Al Jazeera. “We were sitting next to each…
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Families of those on board recall the heartbreaking farewells they shared as hopes of finding any more survivors vanish. By Moira Lavelle and Vedat Yeler *First Published on Al Jazeera Naeem Afridi last spoke to his brother, Hameedullah, on June 12 as he was travelling on a boat from Libya headed to Europe. “Hameedullah told me ‘Don’t worry.…
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*First Puplished on MadaMasr An Egyptian fishing trawler, navigated by inexperienced migrants departing from the shores of eastern Libya for a new life in Italy, got lost in the sea within a day of setting sail. A hundred people were on the deck. But the majority of the over 700 migrants were locked downstairs in…