ECHOES TEAM

ECHOES TEAM

FEBRUARY 2023

2 February Seabird 2 finds 31 people in distress and the Sea-Eye 4 (Sea-Eye) rescues the group. The boat departed from Tunisia and drifted at sea for 6 days before they were found. Unfortunately, 3 people didn’t survive the journey.…

ESCALATION OF RACISM IN TUNISIA

Since February 2023, Tunisia has faced a strong escalation of racism and violence against black people both on an institutional level and from inside society.  An increasingly dictatorial president is copying racist conspiracy theories of European fascists alleging “population exchange”…

JANUARY 2023

1 January Alarm Phone forwards a distress case to authorities and NGO‘s. With the help of Colibri 2 (Pilotes Volontaires) the Geo Barents (Médecins Sans Frontières) is the only ship which responds and rescues the 44 people (1). 2 January…