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FROM THE SAR TO THE “LAW ENFORCEMENT” LOGIC
How the “political level” has stifled human rights and the laws of the sea. An internal Italian Coast Guard email leaked few weeks ago to the press thanks to Marco Damilano’s public TV broadcast “Il Cavallo e la Torre” (The…
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SOVEREIGNS ON THE SEA AT GUNPOINT
What does the violent escalation of the so-called Libyan coastguard mean? The armed attack by the Libyan patrol vessel Fezzan against the shipwrecked people and the rescuers of the MARE JONIO on April 4th is only the latest episode of…
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AGAINST ALL ODDS: EUROPEAN STATES PURSUE BORDER OUTSOURCING POLICIES IN TUNISIA
Alarm phone Tunis In Tunisia, the European Union and its member states continue to deepen their policies of outsourcing maritime controls, pursuing the dangerous and illusory goal of preventing arrivals on Italian shores at all costs. On April 17, the…
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THE EL HIBLU 3 CELEBRATED AS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Coalition for El Hiblu 3 On the 13th of April 2024, the Coalition for the El Hiblu 3 presented Abdalla Bari, Amara Kromah, and Abdul Kader with the Human Rights Defenders Award at the University of Malta, in Valletta. The…
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SOLIDARITY WITH EL HIBLU 3
Human Rights Defenders Award on the 13th of April, crucial Court session on the 30th of May 2024 Coalition for the El Hiblu 3 At the end of last year, the Attorney General kept the accusation of “terrorism” in the…
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UNITED AGAINST RACISM AND FACISM – NOW MORE THAN EVER!
We’ll Come United invites all to an anti-racist conference from April 26 to 28, 2024 in Frankfurt. The huge, Germany-wide protests against the extreme right impressively show that millions of people stand against Nazis and racist politics. At the same…
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ITALY ESCALATES OBSTRUCTION OF CIVIL SEARCH AND RESCUE
Joint press release by United4Rescue, Sea-Watch, SOS Humanity and Sea-Eye Within the last week, the Italian government has detained three NGO rescue ships flying the German flag. The Humanity 1, the Sea-Watch 5 and the Sea-Eye 4 are being prevented…
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REPORT OF COMMEMORACTIONS
CommemorAction is a blended word encompassing both commemoration and action. It emphasizes both the commitment to remembering those who died or disappeared in their pursuit of freedom of movement and the demand for justice. Picture: CommemorAction in Tanger, Morocco On…
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HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS’ CAMPAIGN: FIRST STEPS TOWARDS A SAFE EVACUATION FROM LIBYA
Refugees in Libya and the supporting alliance held a two-day event on first steps towards a campaign for safe evacuation from Libya on January 26-27, 2024 in Bologna. Picture: Alliance with Refugees in Libya – Assembly in Bologna in January…
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NOTES FROM TRAPANI – UNEXPECTED TWIST IN THE CASE AGAINST THE IUVENTA CREW
IUVENTA crew The case against the IUVENTA crew, MSF, STC, and VROON has shifted. On February 28th, the prosecutor’s office unexpectedly requested dropping the charges, potentially ending the trial and allowing for the return of confiscated goods, including the IUVENTA.…
