Eyes on the central Med

[Eyes on the Central Med #43] Absolute emergency in the central Mediterranean

[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