brirmijihed.bsky.social
Human rights activist & MENA researcher, with a daily focus on Tunisia and Libya | Survivor Care & Follow-up with @MVLouiseMichel | Missing people,shipwrecks, migration, borders & children's rights
👤 Joined on 21 October 2023
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@brirmijihed.bsky.social“I am just one of many...” says Yonas, “but there are still many friends left behind,” he adds. “No one leaves their country just like that... There is a reason. Our reason is war.” Yonas is one of the people rescued by MSF Oyvon crew last Sunday, Oct 4.
Show PostOn Friday, our NADIR crew answered an @alarmphone.bsky.social Mayday Relay for ca. 50 people stranded on the abandoned Didon oil platform. Sailidarity's AMA crew had stabilised the situation, allowing for NADIR's crew to directly evacuate 54 men, including 6 minors.
Show Post2/4 The "No to Resettlement" movement frames its actions as defending Libyan sovereignty—under slogans like "Libya for Libyans." But look closer, and the sovereignty being asserted is strikingly selective.
Show Post3/4 Sovereignty is enforced aggressively against Black and racialised sub-Saharan migrants as well as human rights monitoring, the UNHCR and IOM. Yet it's set aside when it comes to equipment, border infrastructure funding, and security and intelligence training through European partners.
Show Post4/4 Refugees and migrants are threatened online while being hunted in the streets of Tripoli amid reported mass arrests. After the attacks on humanitarian offices, there's serious concern the mobilisation will trigger more assaults, arrests and mass expulsions.
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