Echoes #20 – Every life is worth more than their laws!

On the 6 th of February 2026, decentralized CommemorActions took place in over 60 cities across the Mediterranean sea. The gatherings collectively remembered the massacre which took place 12 years ago in Tarajal near Ceuta. Alongside relatives of the dead and missing at the borders, families and friends of victims of state and police violence within Europe joined this growing network of solidarity. 

The planned implementation of the racist CEAS pact and the brutalized externalization policies threaten to bring even more suffering and death in the near future. This is why we must unite transnationally in the struggle for justice, equal rights, and freedom of movement, placing the testimonies and demands of relatives at the heart of our collective action! 

Since the beginning of 2026: 

• 1,671 people arrived in Italy and Malta by sea, many of whom arrived autonomously (UNHCR figures up to February 8). 

• 244 people were rescued by the civil fleet from 8 boats in distress (CMRCC figure up to February 8). 

• 781 people were pushed back to Libya after they were intercepted by the EU-supported so-called Libyan Coast Guard (IOM figure up to February 7). 

• 56 people have been reported dead or missing on the Central Mediterranean Route (IOM figure up to February 7).