MV Louise Michel<p>Death just 10 nautical miles from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lampedusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lampedusa</span></a></p><p>This week, after 72 hours of clinging to wreckage at sea, only 7 people survived a tragic shipwreck, just 10 nautical miles from Lampedusa. Over 20 lives were lost, including 3 children. They spent 3 desperate days at sea after fleeing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libya" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Libya</span></a>, a country declared unsafe by human rights groups, and a high court in Italy, for those seeking safety.</p><p>While the media fixates on an accident of a superyacht, people continue to risk their lives in search of safety on a daily basis, due to the deadly and racist policies of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a>. These policies must end. Every life matters!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopTheDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StopTheDeaths</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndRacistPolicies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EndRacistPolicies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRightsNow</span></a></p>