18.04.2025, transborder net

18th of April 2025 – 10 years after the largest shipwreck in recent Mediterranean history, we call for open borders to end deaths!

On April 18, 2015 – exactly 10 years ago – the catastrophe that was waiting to happen after Italy and the EU ended proactive rescue operations, materialised. An overcrowded fishing vessel carrying migrants from across Africa and the Indian subcontinent capsized in the middle of the night in the waters between Libya and Italy. More than 1,100 people sunk within minutes, making this the largest shipwreck in recent Mediterranean history. read more

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Region(s): Italien / Malta