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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 4

    Since the last rescue on June 8, over 500 people have died in the Central . The is abdicating their responsibilities to save lives, blocking search & rescue 's & condemning people to be trapped in . Any deaths caused by this are now at their hands.

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  2. Retweeted
    Jul 5

    European states’ approach to refugees & migrants has transformed a manageable issue into an extremely divisive topic & caused immense human suffering. It is time that states centre their migr policies on & responsibility sharing

    37 replies . 234 retweets 223 likes
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    Jul 2

    Mare Nostrum rescue operation ➡️ Cancelled Refugee relocation agreement ➡️ Unfulfilled borders ➡️ Closed ships ➡️ Blocked Italian ports ➡️ Closed to NGO'S Is this the EU we want?

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  4. Jul 3

    We are a search & rescue vessel and our place is at sea. Our intention is to be back at sea as soon as possible.

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  5. Jul 3

    UPDATE: The remains in the port of following our regular scheduled port call. Given the current politics at sea, and the criminalisation of search & rescue vessels, we force ourselves to also take some time to assess the situation.

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  6. Jul 2

    A new shipwreck off the Libyan coast has brought the number of people missing at sea since Friday to over 170. At least 63 people are feared to have drowned in the latest incident & no bodies found.

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  7. Jul 2

    Malta detains second charity ship as death toll at sea rises

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  8. Retweeted
    Jun 30

    It was a powerful moment in NYC to witness so many families marching together across the . A huge thank you to everyone who came out to send a loud and clear message that and vulnerable people fleeing violence need protection and care!

    7 replies . 125 retweets 287 likes
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  9. Jun 30

    " leaders have knowingly closed their eyes to profound human suffering we see" - Dr David Beversluis. "On the we are angry they don't seem to care about the bodies floating in the sea."

    15 replies . 210 retweets 180 likes
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  10. Jun 30

    "All eyes were on the this week. But the only thing they have agreed on is to block people at the doorstep of Europe, regardless of how vulnerable they are, or what horrors in they are escaping."

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  11. Jun 30

    "People are condemned for trying to flee...for trying to reach a place of safety. Today I urge governments to show some basic decency. They must remember we are talking about human lives & human suffering."

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  12. Jun 30

    "The is leaving & attempting to flee with two options - stay trapped in or die at sea. I don't call this a choice. I call this a condemnation" - Project Coordinator Aloys Vimard.

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  13. Retweeted
    Jun 29

    As more than 100 are reported dead only today, governments continue to block and obstruct from doing the work they are failing to do. Any deaths caused by this are now at their hands.

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  14. Jun 30

    For years camp has welcomed vulnerable on with humanity and dignity. Now local authorities want to close it, while they keep the deplorable camp open. We find this decision extremely worrying.

    Breaking: Reaction to regional governor's announcement to close pikpa camp. Please support and help save pikpa camp by retweeting with hashtag -
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  15. Jun 29

    As more than 100 are reported dead only today, governments continue to block and obstruct from doing the work they are failing to do. Any deaths caused by this are now at their hands.

    93 replies . 915 retweets 783 likes
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  16. Jun 29

    Three children amongst the dead - today urges leaders to "show some basic decency" by committing to search & rescue operations for those in trouble at sea - and then taking them to a place of safety, rather than . Via

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  17. Jun 29

    's are not complicit with smugglers.

    27 replies . 70 retweets 93 likes
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  18. Jun 29

    Today at least 100 more vulnerable people feared dead as their boat capsized off . Destroying independent search & rescue capacity in the will only lead to more unnecessary deaths at sea. The human cost is horrendous.

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  19. Jun 29

    Saving lives at sea is not a crime. Scapegoating is a tactic to distract from the real issue: a broken asylum system. member states are abdicating their responsibilities to save lives & deliberately condemning vulnerable people to be trapped in , or die at sea.

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  20. Jun 29

    Just a few months ago governments were condemning reports of slave markets in . Today they don't seem to hesitate in trapping them there.

    26 replies . 224 retweets 147 likes
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