It may be the worst-ever shipwreck for refugees crossing the Mediterranean. Around 750 people seeking refuge in Europe were packed onto a boat that left from eastern Libya. The trouble started 120 kilometers from the Greek shore. Questions remain over the role of the Greek coastguard in the incident and why those onboard were not rescued sooner. In the past, there have been accusations of Greek authorities pushing back boats at sea. Now, this tragedy follows a year when more refugees died on Middle East and North African migration routes than at any other time in the past five years. But is the world prepared to do anything about it?

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John Psaropoulos (@JTPsaropoulos), independent journalist based in Athens

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It may be the worst-ever shipwreck for refugees crossing the Mediterranean. Around 750 people seeking refuge in Europe were packed onto a boat that left from eastern Libya. The trouble started 120 kilometers from the Greek shore. Questions remain over the role of the Greek coastguard in the incident and why those onboard were not rescued sooner. In the past, there have been accusations of Greek authorities pushing back boats at sea. Now, this tragedy follows a year when more refugees died on Middle East and North African migration routes than at any other time in the past five years. But is the world prepared to do anything about it?
In this episode: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">John Psaropoulos (<a href="https://twitter.com/JTPsaropoulos">@JTPsaropoulos</a>), independent journalist based in Athens</li>
</ul>
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Amy Walters and David Enders with our host, Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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