Publications

  • ON THE “ILLEGALITY” OF PIANTEDOSI DECREES
    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…


  • FATAL DELAYS: 30 LIVES LOST DUE TO EUROPEAN NON-ASSISTANCE
    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…


  • FEBRUARY 2023
    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
    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”…


  • COMMEMORACTIONS ON 6 FEBRUARY 2023
    COMMEMORACTIONS ON 6 FEBRUARY 2023

    Around 6th February 2023, jointly coordinated, decentralised commemorative actions took place in many cities in North and West Africa as well as in Europe – CommemorActions. The occasion was the 6th February of 2014, when the Spanish Guardia Civil used…


  • JANUARY 2023
    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…


  • FREE EL HIBLU3 – DROP THE CHARGES!
    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…


  • NEW DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE TUNISIAN ROUTE
    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
    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
    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…