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STABILITY SUPPORT APPARATUS: A WORRING NEW ACTOR IN THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN
Since the summer of 2021, SSA (Stability Support Apparatus) vessels have appeared off the Libyan coast, participating in interceptions and the push-backs of migrant boats to Libya. Made up of various militias from the regions around Tripoli and Zawiyah, this…
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ELECTIONS IN ITALY: TOWARDS THE BRUTALISATION OF THE EU BORDER REGIME
By Medititerranea Saving Humans The new rightwing government of Giorgia Meloni in Italy immediately presented itself, as many feared, with the hard face of “Law & Order”. Not only on migration, however. On the contrary, within two weeks of taking…
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THE TRIAL OF THE LEFT-TO-DIE CASE OF THE 11TH OF OCTOBER
“A conviction would force a correct interpretation of international rescue conventions…” On 3rd of October 2013 at least 366 people died near the coast of Lampedusa. The photos of endless coffins in the commemoration hall of the island went through…
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IUVENTA TRIAL: CRIMES OF SOLIDARITY
Notes from Trapani During 2016 / 2017, the rescue ship iuventa was part of the civil fleet. It was a practical political intervention in response to the EU’s left-to-die policy. As a response to her contribution to rescuing more than…
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OCTOBER 2022
4 October After the disembarkation of previously rescued people in Lampedusa, Louise Michel rescues another boat in distress carrying 48 people which had previously reached out to Alarm Phone. 8 October The Nadir finds and assists 18 people in distress…
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THE TRANSBORDER SUMMER CAMP II
Extend Infrastructures for Freedom of Movement! More than 700 activists from North and West Africa and from all over Europe participated in the second Transborder summer camp near Nantes in France, which again, followed its motto „to build and to…
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AUGUST 2022
6 August The vessel Astral (Proactiva Open Arms) assists 2 boats underway to Lampedusa. One of these boats is found with the air support of Seabird 1. 8 August After an alert from the Alarm Phone, Seabird 1 is able…
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CAPTAIN SUPPORT NETWORK
Presentation of a network fighting against criminalisation of boat drivers People on the move are often arrested and imprisoned for driving boats bringing people to Europe. They are accused of human smuggling, often without access to adequate legal assistance or…