1/2 It’s now clear that the shipwreck outside Pylos, Greece, is one of the largest sea tragedies in Europe in modern times, hundreds of people were trapped inside the hull of the fishing vessel when it capsized and went down, potentially killing over 600 people.
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- Was the Greek coast guard towing the boat before it capsized? An interview by former MEP @karsenis published today by the @ThePressProject , reveals the the Greek coast guard might have been towing the overcrowded fishing vessel before it capsized. This shocking news came after
00:00 - A rubber boat carrying 35 people was pushed back outside Rhodes on Sunday. In the video we can clearly see three masked men, in what seems to be 🇬🇷 naval uniforms, in a RIB belonging to the @HCoastGuard, ID number is visible, ΛΣ-1037, stationed on Rhodes.@PrimeministerGR
00:00 - Babies and small children pushed back by Greek authorities. Look at this picture closely, please take your time, study every individual, especially the small children. This could be your child, your nephew, your friends child or the kids down the hall, what possible could they
- The tragic shipwreck outside Pylos has made headlines not only in Greece but all over the world. 104 people was rescued, while 79 people have so far been found drowned, it’s expected that this number will increase. How many was onboard the boat is unclear, numbers varies from 400
- 2. September 2015, Alan Kurdi(3), was found drowned outside Bodrum, Turkey. The picture of his lifeless body moved a whole world, and inspired thousands of people to get involved in the refugee crisis in the Aegean Sea. Aylan’s father, Abdulla Kurdi, who lost his wife and two
- 16 Palestinians Seeking refuge in Europe brutally pushed back from Chios by Greek Authorities. Two days ago we published about 22 Palestinians that was pushed back in life rafts by Greek authorities outside Lesvos on January 5, yesterday it happened again, this time outside
- Illegal and brutal pushbacks of Palestinians fleeing war in Gaza continue in Greece, with no regard for human lives. Twelve Palestinians were on Friday found drifting in a Greek-manufactured life raft in Turkish waters near the Greek island of Kastellorizo, in the eastern
- More and more of these reports are coming out, videos of survivors saying that the boat was towed by the Greek coast guard, still non of the survivors have been allowed to talk to the press, get axes to phones or use internet. They are locked up behind barbed wire fences and1/3 I just came back from the Malakasa refugee center where 71 survivors of the #pylosshipwreck #Πυλος shipwreck are staying. Three survivors confirmed that the Greek Coast Guard tied a rope to their boat, pull them AND THEN the boat capsized.
- Interesting interview on CNN of @PrimeministerGR where he again states that Greek government do not perform pushbacks, while the video in the background shows that @HCoastGuard are putting refugees in life rafts, and leaves them helplessly drifting in the middle of the sea.
00:00 - Thrown in the sea by Greek Coast Guard! Their story is almost unbelievable, and if we hadn’t had pictures and location data from them that place them on Samos earlier this day, we would have had difficulty believing them.
- While pressure is mounting up against the Greek authorities systematic human rights violations in the Aegean Sea, pushbacks continues unhindered and unchallenged. Yesterday, 109 people, amongst them 21 small children, was found drifting in 7 life rafts in the Aegean Sea. Many of
- A boat carrying 39 people, men, women and children arrived this morning in a difficult area full of cliffs on the Greek island of Pserimos. They were heading toward Kos when boats from the Greek coast guard started chasing them, threatening then with guns, and they ran aground
- Replying to @PrimeministerGRFilling the islands with American military equipment can be seen, by some, as a provocation, especially since it’s a violation of the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne and the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty.



























