Bruno Thevenin

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Fleeing the Libyan Clutches

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Location: Madrid,Spain

Nationality: French/Spanish

Biography: Bruno Thevenin, a trances Spanish photojournalist based in Madrid. After completing his training in photography and journalism, he started working for international media in various conflict zones around the world. Over the years he has focused on... MORE

Migrants and refugees from diff... coast, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.

Migrants and refugees from different African nationalities wait for assistance aboard an overcrowded wooden boat, as aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach them in the Mediterranean Sea, international waters, at 122 miles off the Libyan coast, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.

Sandrine, 33 years old, Cameroo... coast, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.

Sandrine, 33 years old, Cameroon, holds her 3 month old baby Moise as migrants and refugees from different African nationalities wait for assistance on an overcrowded rubber boat, as aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach them in the Mediterranean Sea, international waters, at 122 miles off the Libyan coast, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.

49-year-old 'Erri' fr...direction, Saturday Feb.6,2021

49-year-old 'Erri' from Bilbao, Chief Mate of the Spanish NGO Open Arms during a watch a few hours before dawn analyses the latest data on the ship's position and direction, Saturday Feb.6,2021

Rescuers of the Spanish NGO Ope...le target, Saturday,Feb.6,2021

Rescuers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, Alberto Agrelo and Alejandro Samper embrace in a gesture of encouragement as they go to a possible target, Saturday,Feb.6,2021

Migrants and refugees from diff...coast, Saturday Feb. 13, 2021.

Migrants and refugees from different African nationalities wait for assistance aboard an overcrowded rubber boat, as aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach them in the Mediterranean Sea, international waters, at 80 miles off the Libyan coast, Saturday Feb. 13, 2021.

Migrants and refugees are seen ...oast, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.

Migrants and refugees are seen barefoot in a rubber boat. Migrants and refugees from different African nationalities wait for assistance aboard an overcrowded wooden boat, as aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach them in the Mediterranean Sea, international waters, at 80 miles off the Libyan coast, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.

Rescuer Alberto Agrelo distrib...coast, Saturday Feb. 13, 2021.

Rescuer Alberto Agrelo distributes the waistcoats to all the migrants, in the centre of the picture, Bamba Bourahima, 14 years old from Ivory Coast Migrants and refugees from different African nationalities wait for assistance aboard an overcrowded rubber boat, as aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach them in the Mediterranean Sea, international waters, at 80 miles off the Libyan coast, Saturday Feb. 13, 2021.

25-year-old Santa, originally ... boat Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021,

25-year-old Santa, originally from the Ivory Coast, can be seen clutching her 5-year-old daughter Timi's arm to prevent her from falling into the water, after being rescued from an overcrowded rubber boat Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021,

5 year old Timi sleeps between ...pen Arms Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021

5 year old Timi sleeps between the blankets at her mother's feet, basking in the warmth of the sun's rays after been rescue by the Spanish NGO Open Arms Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021

Sita Yakita, 16 years old, Gui...born child,Sunday Feb.14, 2021

Sita Yakita, 16 years old, Guinea Conakry stays in the infirmary while Juanfe, the doctor on board the Spanish NGO Open Arms performs an ultrasound scan to see her unborn child,Sunday Feb.14, 2021

Migrants and refugees from from...isembark, Monday, Feb.15, 2021

Migrants and refugees from from different African nationalities wearing blankets due to the cold awaits in the deck of the Spanish NGO Open Arms boat to disembark, Monday, Feb.15, 2021

Statue of the Virgin of Carmen ...Open Arms boat, Tuesday, Feb.9

Statue of the Virgin of Carmen ,also called Star of the Sea, patron saint of sailors, with a small switch on light at her feet is seen at the bridge of the Spanish NGO Open Arms boat, Tuesday, Feb.9

25 years old Santa from the Ivo...19 virus. Tuesday, Feb.16 2021

25 years old Santa from the Ivory Coast and her 5 year old daughter Timi, wearing a thermal cap on her head, undergo an antigen test to ensure that they are not carriers of the COVID-19 virus. Tuesday, Feb.16 2021

Sandrine,33 years old, Cameroon..., Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021

Sandrine,33 years old, Cameroon, holds her three-month-old son Moise moments before leaving the Spanish NGO Open Arms boat, in the Sicilian port of Empedocles, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021

A migrant steps on the ground b...nean Sea, Tuesday, Feb 16, 2021

A migrant steps on the ground barefoot in the Italian port of Empedocles after being rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms in the Central Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, Feb 16, 2021

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Fleeing the Libyan Clutches

Copyright Bruno Thevenin 2024

Updated Feb 2023

The Spanish NGO Open Arms rescued 146 people from various parts of Africa drifting in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. A journey that led them to risk their lives in the Mediterranean, trying to cross the hundreds of miles that separate the Libyan coast from European soil.

A two weeks mission full of unforeseen events that began in the port of Barcelona on February 2, 2021 and ended in the Italian port of Empedocles on the island of Sicily the 16 February 2021.