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Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say (www.bbc.com)

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[–] solo@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The 15 incidents we analysed - dated May 2020-23 - resulted in 43 deaths. The initial sources were primarily local media, NGOs and the Turkish coastguard.

Dear BBC, why analyze only 15 incidents?

Btw, from UNHCR: One year on from the tragic shipwreck off Pylos, Greece

The boat, carrying up to 750 people according to testimonies, capsized on 14 June 2023. Only 104 people were rescued and 82 bodies were retrieved, leaving hundreds missing.

Since the Pylos shipwreck, more lives have been lost in the Mediterranean Sea. In particular, since 14 June last year, IOM’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded at least 1,516 deaths and disappearances on the Central Mediterranean Route, with 175 recorded on the Eastern Med. In 2023, 3,155 people lost their lives or went missing trying to cross the Mediterranean, while so far in 2024 the toll has reached 923.