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[Watch] “Everyday we hear the sound of guns”

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10.7.2024
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In this video, some of the 116 people rescued by the OceanViking in March 2021 recount their experiences during their migration journeys: from fleeing their homes to the horrors of detention in Libya, to crossing the central Mediterranean.

 

Photography/Editing/Interview: Anthony Jean / Laurence Bondard / SOS MEDITERRANEE

Latest testimonies

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Camille Martin / SOS MEDITERRANEE

Alex

“What am I fighting for? For a future.”

At only 17 years old, Alex* fled the war-torn city of Bor in South Sudan alone. After a difficult journey across Sudan and Libya, he attempted to cross the central Mediterranean on an overcrowded wooden boat. Listen to his inspiring story, an incredible example of resilience.

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Johanna de Tessieres / SOS MEDITERRANEE

Ali

Ali*, an 8-year-old unaccompanied minor, was rescued by the Ocean Viking teams from an overcrowded rubber boat in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region on March 14, 2024, along with 87 other people.

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Mercury

Mercury*, 20 years old, had to leave Tigray due to the conflict. She decided to flee to Libya in the hope of finding work to support her family. Once in Libya, she was kidnapped and imprisoned several times.