“A conviction would force a correct interpretation of international rescue conventions…” On 3rd of October 2013 at least 366 people died near the coast of Lampedusa. The photos of endless coffins in the commemoration hall of the island went through…
Notes from Trapani During 2016 / 2017, the rescue ship iuventa was part of the civil fleet. It was a practical political intervention in response to the EU’s left-to-die policy. As a response to her contribution to rescuing more than…
Call for Protest – Sit In – Demonstration In front of the Headquarter of UNHCR 9th & 10th of December 2022 One year ago, thousands of refugees had been protesting for more than 100 days in front of the UNHCR…
On 21 September 2022, two women, a one-year-old infant, and 15 other people, the oldest of whom was a 25 years old, embarked on a journey from the coast of Zarzis. Having no news of them, two days after their…
4 October After the disembarkation of previously rescued people in Lampedusa, Louise Michel rescues another boat in distress carrying 48 people which had previously reached out to Alarm Phone. 8 October The Nadir finds and assists 18 people in distress…
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Extend Infrastructures for Freedom of Movement! More than 700 activists from North and West Africa and from all over Europe participated in the second Transborder summer camp near Nantes in France, which again, followed its motto „to build and to…
6 August The vessel Astral (Proactiva Open Arms) assists 2 boats underway to Lampedusa. One of these boats is found with the air support of Seabird 1. 8 August After an alert from the Alarm Phone, Seabird 1 is able…
Presentation of a network fighting against criminalisation of boat drivers People on the move are often arrested and imprisoned for driving boats bringing people to Europe. They are accused of human smuggling, often without access to adequate legal assistance or…
Counting the Dead and Missing In recent years, various initiatives have been launched which attempt to count the numerous dead and missing persons at the borders of the European Union. The organization “United” was among the first to try to…
