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UNHCR ‘Deeply Saddened’ by Migrant Deaths Off Lesvos and Samos

The UN Refugee Agency has said it is “deeply saddened” by the loss of lives in two separate incidents off the islands of Lesvos and Samos on Monday.
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Naufragi in the Aegean Sea, 12 migrants died in two incidents between the islands of Lesbos and Samos, including a newborn. The Greek government promises zero tolerance against human traffickers. Read more Naufragi in the Aegean Sea, 12 deaths including a newborn: Greece promises zero tolerance on News.it.

MeRA25 has issued a statement on the deadly shipwrecks in Lesbos and Samos, which claimed the lives of 12 refugees, including an infant, denouncing the policies of deterrence and pushbacks in the Aegean. The party holds the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, politically responsible, speaking of a “violation of fundamental human rights” and calling for a border policy that respects intern…

UN intervention on the new tragedies in the Aegean - An infant among the victims

At least 12 people, including an infant, have died in two shipwrecks off the islands of Lesvos and Samos, according to an official statement by UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Search and rescue operations are continuing off Samos, while the circumstances are being investigated. The incident is a painful reminder of the dangers faced by refugees and migrants, with estimates of 2,444 dead or missing on sea routes by the end of September.

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The two shipwrecks that occurred off the coast of Lesvos and Samos, with reports of at least 12 deaths, including an infant, were referred to by the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, during a briefing for journalists at the Organization's headquarters in New York. Citing information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ... More www.ertnews.gr

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