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FEBRUARY 2023

2 February Seabird 2 finds 31 people in distress and the Sea-Eye 4 (Sea-Eye) rescues the group. The boat departed from Tunisia and drifted at sea for 6 days before they were found. Unfortunately, 3 people didn’t survive the journey.…

ESCALATION OF RACISM IN TUNISIA

Since February 2023, Tunisia has faced a strong escalation of racism and violence against black people both on an institutional level and from inside society.  An increasingly dictatorial president is copying racist conspiracy theories of European fascists alleging “population exchange”…

JANUARY 2023

1 January Alarm Phone forwards a distress case to authorities and NGO‘s. With the help of Colibri 2 (Pilotes Volontaires) the Geo Barents (Médecins Sans Frontières) is the only ship which responds and rescues the 44 people (1). 2 January…

NEW DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE TUNISIAN ROUTE

Over the last two years, the number of people leaving Tunisia by boat to reach Italy has been increasing. This analysis describes the latest developments along this route, while placing them in the broader framework of European border outsourcing policies.…

NOVEMBER 2022

3 November The Rise Above (Mission Lifeline) embarks 95 people from 3 different boats which had departed from Tunisia. The smaller vessel directly requests a Port of Safety in Italy and joins ongoing standoffs being engaged in by the vessels…

RESQSHIP ALONG THE TUNISIAN ROUTE

Could you introduce the Nadir (RESQSHIP’s ship), as the concept and the challenges behind it? How do you support boats in distress? The Nadir is a sailboat run by the German organisation RESQSHIP. When we started in 2017, we were…