20 years old, Darfur, Sudan He was a neighbor in Mogadishu of Ismail, and they met again in Libya. His father worked for the Government of Somalia and he was murdered by Al Shabab because he did not give in to extortion. That position was later taken by his older brother and, in just three months, h [...]
26 years old, Kumasi, Ghana When her father died in 2001, her mother was left on the street with three children. He is the oldest and cannot read or write, he has a hard time finding a job. Two years ago, she met a man who promised to work as a carrier. However, he cheated on him and took him to Lib [...]
22 years old, Hiran Somalia MIGRATORY ROUTE: In July 2017 he made the decision to come to Europe. From Somalia he crossed to Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Libya. It arrived in October of that same year. "In my country life is not safe because there is a war, there are many problems." Samir w [...]
17 years old, Nakfa, Eritrea "I had no freedom. In my country you have to be a soldier, and I don't want to. In all of Eritrea there is a war and the president wants everyone to go to the Army." Ahmed left his country at the age of 15 and has spent two traveling. For fleeing his country, his parents [...]
23 years old, Abuja, Nigeria Boko Haram killed his two brothers and parents in October 2016 in the village where they lived near Abuja. Orphaned, his friends convinced him to go to Libya and organized the trip for him. When he arrived in Libya he realized that he had been sold, a militia kidnapped a [...]
SMH statement. The next mission of Aita Mari is postponed by COVID-19. In our desire to keep you informed of what is happening around SMH, we communicate this difficult decision to you. The Aita Mari crew has been working for the last few days to get everything ready for a new journey. Despite this, [...]
In recent days we have witnessed how Turkey has decided to put all the means so that migrants can reach Europe. The consequence is a rebound in arrivals to the Aegean islands, Chios included. And, a violent response by certain fascist groups in Lesvos. For this reason, Salvamento Marítimo Humanitar [...]
AITA MARI - Maydayterraneo The Aita Mari is getting ready to set sail again in a few days. Meanwhile, in the Central Mediterranean there is no rescue ship. Both the Ocean Viking and the Sea Watch 3 are quarantined off the Sicilian coast after having carried out rescues at sea. The shipwrecked men a [...]
AITA MARI-Maydayterraneo The Aita Mari was on a mission in the Central Mediterranean from January 26th to February 13th. At this time, we located two drifting boats: one made of rubber with 93 people; another, made of wood, with 65 people on it. Under these conditions were travelling 90 men, 17 wome [...]
During the winter months, our team mates on the island of Chios have kept up the intense work at the Vial clinic, on the landings and in the other centrers where we collaborate. Today, more than 40,000 migrants are trapped on the Aegean islands as their asylum claim is resolved. In this situation, i [...]
