ECHOES TEAM

ECHOES TEAM

Diary of cooperation at sea

It makes a difference: a Diary of Rescue Coordination by Civil Actors in the Central Mediterranean Sea Alarm Phone received 57 distress calls from Libya. 22 of these have been rescued by NGO vessels (Sea Watch 3, Sea Watch 4,……

Mobilisation

Lampedusa, picture taken in front of the hotspot, September 14, 2023. Credit: Maldusa EN – FR – DE – IT EN – Arrivals in Lampedusa: Solidarity and resistance in the face of Europe’s reception crisis! Following the arrival of a……

Criminalisation

The criminalization of boat drivers in Italy ARCI Porco Rosso and Alarm Phone The criminalization of migration has been an important element in the context of the EU’s cruel border policies. A growing awareness of the scale and importance of……

Amplifying voices

In October 2021 – after brutal raids in a quarter of Tripoli – refugees and migrants started an amazing period of self-organized resistance in Libya. Against their permanent deprivation of rights and with the central demand for „evacuation now“ they…

AUGUST 2023

2 August Open Arms, after rescuing 24 people, respond to an alert of 2 additional boats with 100 people. Upon arriving to the position, the so-called Libyan Coast Guard is on scene, having set fire to one boat and intimidates…

JOINT STATEMENT: ARRIVALS IN LAMPEDUSA

Lampedusa, picture taken in front of the hotspot, September 14, 2023. Credit: Maldusa EN – FR – DE – IT EN – Arrivals in Lampedusa: Solidarity and resistance in the face of Europe’s reception crisis! Following the arrival of a record…