14 June 2024 – Over the weekend of 7th-8th June 2024, a new bloody catastrophe was revealed in the central Mediterranean when at least 17 bodies were spotted floating at sea. Twelve of them were retrieved by civilian Search and Rescue ships Geo Barents and Ocean Viking. The deaths indicate a shipwreck in which an…
The Italian aviation authority ENAC is attempting to prevent the documentation of human rights violations in the Mediterranean. On Monday, the authority published an order banning the use of NGO aircraft over the Mediterranean. Sea-Watch is nevertheless continuing its monitoring flights and took off from Lampedusa airport shortly after 1 p.m. today. March 2024:…
Today, Wednesday, the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg ruled in the Sea-Watch v Frontex case. While failing to establish transparency and accountability, the Court found that Frontex wrongfully kept more than 100 photos secret. These could prove the border agency’s involvement in a human rights violation in the Mediterranean. In April 2022, Sea-Watch, with…
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 from carrying out their life-saving work on the basis of false accusations. For the first time, the Italian government has blocked one of the ships,…
Following the rescue of 56 people from distress at sea in international waters on March 6, Italian authorities have detained the Sea-Watch 5 for 20 days. Previously, a 17-year-old boy died on board after Italy, Malta, and Tunisia refused to evacuate him. 4 other people in critical condition were only brought to the Italian mainland…
