We’re back up and watching from above!✈️ SOS MEDITERRANEE is expanding its humanitarian mission with our new aerial monitoring operation; Albatross. In partnership with @HPISwiss, Albatross will document what happens at sea, from boats in distress, to human rights violations.⬇️

@HPISwiss In a time where European and Italian authorities are imposing restrictive measures against civil sea rescue efforts, the space for humanitarian action continues to shrink. Together, with @HPISwiss, we will keep our eyes on the Mediterranean, ensuring that no one goes unseen.

Help us keep our eyes in the sky. 🛫 Support the Albatross mission today: https://t.co/GMEEMEjAPN

While states turn away from their obligations of rescuing people in distress without delay, our new airborne mission will help document what happens at sea and to help hold governments accountable. ⬇️

“After nearly a decade of operations in this stretch of sea, we know how essential aerial support is,” - Soazic Dupuy, Director of Operations at SOS MEDITERRANEE The Albatross mission is more than an aircraft - it is a lifeline, a witness, and a call for accountability. ⬇️

Our goal is to keep our eyes on the #Mediterranean, ensuring that no one goes unseen. ⬇️

Yes made it to safety, but millions like him are still trapped. Help us amplify his story because these voices must be heard. 🚨

"I got the ambition that one day I will do my best to go to #Europe to have a basic education that will serve my future." Despite everything Yes had been through, he was determined to never give up on his dreams. ⬇️

Yes fled El-Fasher, #Sudan, escaping the same brutality that has now engulfed the city. By the time we rescued him aboard the Ocean Viking in the Central Mediterranean, he had already endured so much. ⬇️

"I want to let the world know what is going on in El Fasher. It is such a terrible situation." Before the RSF took full control of El-Fasher, Yes describes a city already torn apart by violence, hunger, and fear. ⬇️

This is Yes. He is 18 years old. When he was little, he learned English on YouTube. Whenever his mother called him for dinner, he’d answer “Yes!”, until everyone in his neighbourhood started calling him that too. #ElFasher #Sudan ⬇️

The violence unfolding in El-Fasher, #Sudan, right now is not new. It’s the same violence that forces families to risk everything at sea in search of safety... ⬇️

This summer, @reportrai3 was aboard #OceanViking. Through their lens, they captured the harsh realities of the Central Med; the lack of coordination among actors, the violence of the Libyan Coast Guard and the deadly system EU states enforce at sea. Watch it in Italian here👇

Off the coast of #Tunisia, 40 people seeking safety, including mothers, fathers and babies have tragically drowned. 💔 Once again, the #Mediterranean claims lives that could have been saved. We must act now to prevent more deaths. 🔗: https://t.co/UoyomWwN2c | @BBCAfrica

Just days after the agreement by Italy to pursue its funding of deadly Libyan Coast Guard, at least 3 people lost their lives in two shipwrecks off Lampedusa. 20 people are missing and feared dead. They seek safety and find violence or death at sea. #EU must stop its complicity.

📢 Silence is complicity, so we’re calling on you to use your voice to amplify ours. ▪️Tell the #EU Commission to stop funding violence at sea ▪️Demand the end of EU support for the Libyan Coast Guard, shooting at ships and forcing people back to torture #Italy #Libya #MoU

Once again, an opportunity to break the cycle of suffering at sea has been missed by the Italian government. With the #Italy-#Libya deal set to continue, so will the violations and forced returns. We remain committed to protecting people on the move. Lives depend on it.

Italy and the EU are complicit. We urgently demand: ❌ Abolish the Italy-Libya MoU ❌ End EU complicity in this brutal system ❌ @IMOHQ to reassess Libya’s SAR zone recognition Every day this agreement stands, lives are shattered. Enough is enough. #SolidarityNotViolence

On Aug 24, survivors aboard the #OceanViking were shot at by the Libyan Coast Guard - in a boat gifted by Italy. This was an attempted murder. This is the direct result of European funding and silence. It must end. #StopDeathsAtSea ⬇️

Libya is not a place of safety. The #UN found deep ties between the Libyan Coast Guard, militias, and human traffickers. People intercepted at sea are not rescued - they’re sent back to violence and abuse. This cannot be called "border control." #EndComplicity ⬇️