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JUNE 2023
1 June The Mare*Go performs her first rescue of 36 people who tried to reach Lampedusa. Italian authorities ordered to disembark the survivors in Trapani which is a day of sailing away. For not complying but instead disembarking the survivors…
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“IF WE STAY HERE, WE ARE GOING TO DIE”
Struggles of Refugees in Tunisia The Refugees in Tunisia protesting in front of the UNHCR headquarters in Tunis, March 2023 On April 11th 2023, the refugees and migrants who were carrying out a sit-in in front of the offices of…
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MORIA 6 – JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED
Updates on the trials and a new investigation by Forensic Architecture on the fire in Moria “The appeal trial of four of the Moria 6 originally scheduled to take place on 6 March 2023, was postponed for a year by…
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“TUNISIA IS NEITHER A SAFE COUNTRY NOR A PLACE OF SAFETY FOR THOSE RESCUED AT SEA”
Joint Statement signed by 69 Civil Search And Rescue Organizations and migrant solidarity networks 17 April 2023 We, the undersigned organisations, issue this statement to remind once again that Tunisia is neither a safe country of origin nor a safe…
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ITALY: REAL AND APPARENT CONTRADICTIONS IN A CONTESTED SPACE
As accustomed as we are to the bizarre, inappropriate and sometimes offensive statements of the Italian Minister of the Interior, the sentence pronounced by Matteo Piantedosi last March 25th in front of the ‘School of Political Education’ of the racist…
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WE KINDLY REQUEST YOU TO STOP KILLING
Join the Alarm Phone non-stop performance in Brussels! We, the Alarm Phone Creative-Action-Group, invite you to our first action. “We kindly request you to stop killing” is an attempt to deal with the systemic indifference we face in matters of…
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AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF REFUGEES IN LIBYA!
From Tripoli to Bruxelles: Call for a demonstration in Brussels on 1st of July 2023 Brussels is at the centre of European decision-making, with the headquarters of EU-Council, the EU-Commission and its parliament. It is also the heart of EU…
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CONTINUOUS INJUSTICE IN MALTA!
The case of the El Hiblu 3 four years on Abdalla, Amara and Kader still face injustice in Malta. Over four years ago, on 28th March 2019, they had arrived on the merchant vessel El Hiblu 1, whose crew had…
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INVISIBLE ROUTES, INCREASED DANGER: THE DEADLY EFFECTS OF BORDER CONTROLS IN NIGER
A new Report by Border Forensics In May 2015, with the support of the European Union, its agencies and its member states, the Nigerien government adopted Law 2015-36, relating to illicit migrant trafficking to protect migrants from “unscrupulous smugglers.” Services…
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THE ASSO VENTOTTO CASE
Is the conduct of the captain of a private ship bringing rescued migrants back to Libya criminally relevant? The case at hand is exemplary and unique. For the first time in fact, the captain of an Italian merchant vessel, the…
