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MSF Sea
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Mediterranean Sea
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Live updates from #MSF projects assisting #migrants and #refugees in #Europe and on the #Mediterranean Sea. RT≠ endorsement
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“I promised a dying woman I'd talk about what I saw. She was so weak lying outside dying. I wanted to make her sit up so I went to her. They beat me badly for this. She died from lack of care, food, water ... She was pregnant too and she died.” -Rescued 34 year old Nigerian
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“Forcing these people to Valencia was inhumane. As long as lives are at risk on the Med, we will continue our operations at sea under the coordination of the Italian Coastguard, as we always have. At the same time, the hypocrisy and inhumanity in Europe must stop.” -Lodesani
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MSF Italy President Dr Claudia Lodesani: “Although we're relieved this unnecessary trip is over, there is little to celebrate today . We hope it's the first and last time people rescued at sea after surviving violence in Libya are caught up in political games between EU states.”
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MV Aquarius will continue to conduct search and rescue and in the Central Mediterranean as long as governments fail to step up and fulfill their responsibilities. pic.twitter.com/bXYebvXRnQ
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MSF’s Karline Kleijer "The smear campaign against NGO ships has to stop. Our only intention is to save lives at sea." Already in 2018, more than 500 people have drowned in attempting the perilous journey across the Central Mediterranean on unseaworthy dinghies. pic.twitter.com/dWFVekEI4R
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Ahead of the European Council meeting next week, MSF calls on EU governments to put people’s lives first. They must not obstruct independent non-governmental search and rescue initiatives and set up a proactive, dedicated search and rescue mechanism in the Central Mediterranean. pic.twitter.com/dhF3AhGUrQ
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David Noguera, MSF Spain President: “We celebrate that rescued people are finally in a safe place, where they will be assisted with dignity. But now we must collectively reflect on the reasons for people fleeing across the Mediterranean. We need fairer, more humane solutions.” pic.twitter.com/mfEWi8DgoC
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As a humanitarian organisation, MSF witnesses the devastating humanitarian consequences of political decisions. What we see today in the Med and Europe is that deterrence policies aiming to stem the flow of people are not reducing deaths. pic.twitter.com/CwVQ81HVJL
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The stand-off underscores the wider political dynamics at play in Europe today, where governments have not supported countries on the frontline of arriving refugees and asylum-seekers. Europe has not shared responsibility in relocating asylum-seekers across the continent.
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Kleijer: "We are grateful to Spain for stepping in, even as Italian and other EU governments have shamefully failed in their humanitarian responsibilities and placed politics over the lives of vulnerable people.”
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MSF’s Karline Kleijer: “The men, women and children on board the Aquarius have fled conflict and poverty, and survived horrific abuse in Libya.” pic.twitter.com/CWmqI5bVGc
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Following days of political standoff over the fate of people rescued in the Mediterranean, MSF deplores Italy’s closing of its ports to 630 rescued people and denounces European governments’ choosing political point scoring over saving lives at sea. pic.twitter.com/basLjkwqMd
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BREAKING: European governments must put people’s lives before politics. MSF PR here: msf.org/en/article/cen…
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MSF appreciates the support of the Spanish authorities and civil society for their warm reception in Valencia port today.
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Aloys Vimard, MSF coordinator on Aquarius: "This is not a cruise ship. It’s a search-and-rescue ship. It’s not made for people to stay more than two, three, four days. It was difficult to see a breast-feeding mother trying to feed her child while seasick." theguardian.com/world/2018/jun…
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People waiting at the port greet the arrival of the Aquarius with a round of applause. A long ordeal is finally coming to an end pic.twitter.com/S5oBeTvm6Q
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MV Aquarius is now approaching Valencia port. The 106 rescued people on board are happy to be finally approaching dry land. pic.twitter.com/TvWTG1mmqP
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Young mother on board the Aquarius: "I left Sierra Leone almost 11 months ago…because I want to protect my baby girls who they want to circumcise. I tell them I don’t want to circumcise my children. I went to the desert, to Libya and on the boat."
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UPDATE: #MSF team onboard #Aquarius explain to people rescued that they will disembark this morning in port of Valencia and what they can expect. People are calm and pleased to be arriving in #Spain. pic.twitter.com/ldnHgNwYTh
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For as long as European governments fail to fulfill their responsibilities. #Aquarius is obliged to continue to conduct search and rescue operations in the #Mediterranean. pic.twitter.com/KuEU91JS2e
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