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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. The prosecution justified its “change of mind” by the lack of evidence. The cross-examination of […]
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“SARA MARDINI – SEAN BINDER”: A FIRST BIG VICTORY
Iasonas Apostolopoulos, Witness of Defense Finally, after 5.5 years, the first phase of the trial is over! On 30th January 2024, they were all found innocent at the Lesvos Court of Appeal! The trial is referred to as the largest case of criminalisation of solidarity in Europe, with 37 initial defendants, 24 identified, and five […]
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ITALY-ALBANIA PROTOCOL: A NEW ATTEMPT OF BORDER EXTERNALISATION
Francesca Bocchini, EMERGENCY On 6 November 2023, the Italian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Albania to enhance bilateral cooperation on migration matters. Albania has committed to devote areas of its own territory to the establishment of facilities fully managed and financed by Italy. These areas are considered as Italian border zones and fall […]
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COMICS “LEFT TO DROWN”
This short comics “Left to drown” is based on the real-life accounts of 13 survivors who were found adrift on a flimsy rubber boat in the Central Mediterranean by MSF in June 2023. When the Geo Barents arrived, people reported that one person had gone overboard and is believed to have died. The Maltese and […]
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CIVIL FLEET: OVER A YEAR OF OPERATION TIME LOST!
SOS Humanity In conjunction with the new law which it passed in January 2023, the far-right Italian government has been systematically assigning distant ports for disembarkation to rescue ships for over a year, in order to actively hinder their work. As this clearly violates EU and international law, in April 2023, several SAR NGOs filed […]
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FEBRUARY 2024
1 February Humanity 1 spots an overcrowded wooden boat with 64 people. Survivors are brought on board and the distant port of Marina di Carrara, 1.200 kilometers away, is assigned. The NGO vessel notified relevant authorities of distress case, including Libyan Coast Guard, which had a vessel a few nautical miles away that never attempted […]
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JANUARY 2024
3 January Open Arms rescues two boats adrift with 6 and 52 people on board, one of which first contacted the AlarmPhone for assistance. After disembarkation in Salerno two days later, a 17 and 20-year-old are arrested, accused of having facilitated illegal entry into national territory. 11 January Geo Barents rescues 37 people on an […]
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EFFECTS OF EXTERNALISATION IN TUNISIA
Racism, Ordeal of Migrants and No End in Sight by migration-control.info Extreme violence and an openly racist policy against Black people have been ongoing in Tunisia for more than a year now. The already existing racism in Tunisia escalated in the beginning of 2023, catalysed by a racist and discriminatory speech against people on the […]
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ITALY: THE CURSE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE FLOWING WATER, THE PERMANENT ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND THE VIOLENCE OF THE BORDER
By Mediterranea Saving Humans Some communication expert should advise the Italian government to avoid triumphalist announcements about “reduced landings”: as was the case in 2022 then promptly in 2023, every time a minister in the Meloni government publicly claims fewer arrivals in Italy, the facts disprove him within days. This was also the case in […]
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DECEMBER 2023
1 December In the afternoon, the Geo Barrents rescues 44 people from 2 fiberglass boats in distress. Among the survivors there are 4 children less than 3 years old, 4 women and several unaccompanied minors. 3 December Administrative detention for the rescue ship Humanity 1 after disembarkation in Crotone of 200 shipwrecked people rescued in […]