Eyes on the central Med

[Eyes on the Central Med #42]  Repeated tragedies at sea: women, children and men drown while civilian organisations face standoffs and Libyan coastguard returns people to “widespread and systematic human rights violations”

[Eyes on the Central Med #41] In three weeks, more than 2500 people forcibly returned to Libya while the United Nations reiterated its call to re-examine European policies on returning survivors from distress at sea to Libya.

[Eyes on the Central Med #40] UN “Call to Save Lives at Sea”, hundreds of people again abandoned to their fate by maritime authorities

[Eyes on the Central Med #39] 500 people illegally returned to Libya, nearly 400 others rescued

[Eyes on the Central Med #38]  Several rescues in high seas by SAR NGO ships amidst at least five shipwrecks

[Eyes on the Central Med #37] Amidst critical weather conditions, several shipwrecks mourned the central Mediterranean the past four weeks

[Eyes on the central Med #36] Hundreds rescued amidst tragic shipwrecks and continued surge of forced returns to Libya

[Eyes on the central Med #35] Hundreds of people risk their lives trying to flee Libya once weather conditions allow for departures in mid-February

[Eyes on the central Med #34] More than 2000 people attempt the perilous crossing of the central Mediterranean in January, more than 80 lives are lost 

[Eyes on the central Med #33] 2021 deadliest year since 2017, 3 times more interceptions than in 2020, multiple rescues by NGOs in December

A fatal shipwreck and high numbers of departures in November mark the onset of winter in the central Mediterranean 

NGOs save hundreds of lives as returns to Libya are publicly denounced and legally sentenced