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FREEDOM OF CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD AT THE LAMPEDUSA HOTSPOT
For the implementation of freedom of correspondence with the outside world and provision of a wifi network at the Lampedusa hotspot This joint statement was published on the 9th March 2023 and signed by 11 organisations We are organizations that…
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“CUTRO EFFECT”: THE CHALLENGE OF LIFE AGAINST THE POLITICS OF DEATH
By Mediterranea Saving Humans Exactly two weeks after the Cutro shipwreck, a new massacre. While, at the time of writing, the sea off the coast of Calabria has so far returned the bodies of 79 people, mostly women and children,…
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ON THE “ILLEGALITY” OF PIANTEDOSI DECREES
Reflections on the selective disembarkation strategy in light of the Catania Civil Court decision in the case of the Humanity 1. A few weeks after its election, the new far-right Italian government led by Giorgia Meloni started (again) to target…
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FATAL DELAYS: 30 LIVES LOST DUE TO EUROPEAN NON-ASSISTANCE
Joint Statement by Alarm Phone, Mediterranea Saving Humans and Sea-Watch March 13, 2023 On Saturday, 11th March, just two weeks after at least 79 people drowned in a shipwreck off the Italian coast, Italian and Maltese authorities left once again people…
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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.…
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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”…
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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…
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FREE EL HIBLU3 – DROP THE CHARGES!
Activities for the fourth anniversary on 25th and 27th March 2023 Saturday, March 25th at 11:00-12:00. EH3 Concert, Law Courts, Valletta Join us in Valletta in front of the Law Courts to celebrate the El Hiblu 3 and to protest…
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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.…