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[thread] Mass migration, death

Europe: Mass Death Becomes Normal
nytimes.com/2023/08/16/opinion

This is what a crisis of human rights, ethics, global inequality looks like:

* mass death normalized on Europe’s borders
* >27,800 people died/disappeared in Mediterranean Sea since 2014, likely large underestimate
* 2023: >2,000 people died trying to get to Europe
* 2023-06: 600 died when ship capsized off Greece

My Fourth Time, We Drowned: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Ha

Migrants at sea between Tunisia and Italy, on Aug. 10.
The New York Times · Opinion | This Is What Europe’s Migrant Crisis Looks LikeBy Sally Hayden

... cont'd 1/2

* economic situation across Africa worsened, exacerbated by pandemic, war in Ukraine.
* people starve as meager savings evaporate
* 2022, Sierra Leone: cost of living crisis lead to deadly protests

Climate change makes everything worse.

* Niger, exacerbated malnutrition
* Somalia, contributed to near famine

In the face of such suffering, the rich world is hardening its borders.

... cont'd 2/2

* British gov. passed draconian bill preventing refugees f. claiming right to international protection; plans to house asylum seekers on floating barge
* European officials talk about “breaking business model of smugglers;” their rhetoric ignores fact that human smugglers are filling a need

Sally Hayden: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Ha
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en.wikipedia.orgSally Hayden - Wikipedia

Addendae 3

60+ Migrants Dead After Boat Accident Off Cape Verde
Vessel carrying mostly Senegalese nationals found off the coast of West African archipelago. 38 people survived

* capsized after leaving Senegal 2023-07-10: reuters.com/world/africa/migra
* smugglers piling migrants into poorly constructed/overcrowded boats to make crossing to Europe
* migrants take immense risks to escape war, poverty

Reuters · Migrant boat capsizes off Cape Verde, over 60 feared dead, Senegal ministry saysBy Reuters

Addendae 4

41 Migrants drown After Boat Sinks in Strait of Sicily
nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/e

* 4 people incl.child saved
* migrants desperate to escape war, poverty
* 2023: >1,800 died in central Mediterranean

International Organization for Migration: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internat
* U.N. agency
* services & advice re: migration to governments & migrants
* internally displaced persons, refugees, migrant workers

The New York Times · Dozens of Migrants Die After Boat Sinks in Strait of SicilyBy Emma Bubola
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Addendae 5

Saudi Border Guards Kill 100s of African Migrants
Human Rights Watch: guards reg. fire on African migrants trying to enter f. Yemen
nytimes.com/2023/08/21/world/m

* widespread, systematic: 100s killed, 15-mo. period

“They Fired on Us Like Rain”
Saudi Arabian Mass Killings of Ethiopian Migrants
hrw.org/report/2023/08/21/they

Human rights in Saudi Arabia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_ri

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The New York Times · Saudi Border Guards Kill Hundreds of African Migrants on Border, Report SaysBy Ben Hubbard

Addendae 5 cont'd

Ethiopia to investigate killings of nationals at Saudi-Yemen border
npr.org/2023/08/23/1195377365/

* Human Rights Watch report: hrw.org/report/2023/08/21/they
* eyewitness accounts
* Saudi border guards used machine guns, mortars on unarmed Ethiopians trying to enter f. Yemen

Human Rights Watch: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Ri
* international NGO; human rights research, advocacy
* hrw.org
@humanrightswatch

Addendum 6

U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants
U.S. told 2022 that Saudi security forces were shooting, shelling & abusing groups of migrants
U.S. chose not to raise the issue publicly
nytimes.com/2023/08/26/world/m

* image: Ethiopian migrants in Yemen heading for Saudi Arabian border

"They Fired on Us Like Rain"
Saudi Arabian Mass Killings of Ethiopian Migrants at the Yemen-Saudi Border
hrw.org/report/2023/08/21/they

The New York Times · U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants but Kept SilentBy Ben Hubbard

Addendum 6 cont'd

U.S. Knew About Migrant Killings by Saudi Forces Earlier Than Disclosed
State Department says diplomats learned of atrocities f. research groups last summer (2022)
nytimes.com/2023/09/01/us/poli

* contradicts earlier statement U.S. not aware until 2022-12
* U.S. government helped train Saudi border forces f. 2015-2023
* insisted that was focused on water-based training for maritime guards, not include border guards

The New York Times · U.S. Knew About Migrant Killings by Saudi Forces Earlier Than Previously DisclosedBy Edward Wong