The illegal and violent practices of the Tunisian National Guard in the Central Mediterranean Migrants boats on Beliana beach. Photo: ananymous Based on testimonies gathered by various actors of Tunisian and transnational civil society, this report documents the interception practices…
A journey through the identification of a deceased person On 6 March, Rahman Farazi died on board the Sea Watch 5. Rahman was 19, from the Bangladeshi city of Maripur. Rahman died after being rescued in the middle of the…
June 7 Geo Barent rescues a fiberglass boat with 37 people in the Libyan SAR. They then respond to an AlarmPhone alert and rescue an additional 109 people in an unseaworthy rubber boat. The distant port of Civitavecchia is assigned…
May 1 Geo Barents rescues 52 people from a wooden boat alerted by AlarmPhone. Among the rescued are a dozen unaccompanied teenagers (1). May 3 Life Support rescues a group of 87 people alerted by and Pilotes Volontaires (2). May…
One year ago exactly, we wrote that “everything (and everyone) was in motion.” While this is certainly true today for all the actors involved in the central Mediterranean route, it is no less necessary to try to put a few…
Press release, 17 April 2024 ASGI, ARCI, ActionAid, Mediterranea Saving Humans, Circular Spaces and Le Carbet challenge the funding for the refitting and transfer to Tunisia of 6 patrol boats. The hearing at the Lazio Regional Administrative Court set for…
Fabrice Leggeri, former director of Frontex, prosecuted for complicity in crimes against humanity and torture Press release, April 23 The LDH (Ligue des droits de l’Homme) and Utopia 56 are pressing charges against Fabrice Leggeri, former director of Frontex and…
During last few weeks, Refugees in Libya (RiL) and the supporting alliance (ARiL) became operational with its common project of a new hotline. Collective responsibility was formed with the goal of providing support to refugees and migrants who find themselves…
After a seven-year odyssey, the longest, most expensive and most extensive criminal proceedings against sea rescue organizations falls. April 19, 2024: after two years of preliminary proceedings with over 40 hearings, the judge came to the conclusion that, “the facts…
Wednesday, April 10th – Favaloro Pier at 9 p.m. Testimony from a Maldusa activist That evening, in many parts of the world Eid, the end of Ramadan, was being celebrated. Even in Lampedusa, among those who are not Muslims, there…
