The ultra-right Italian government under Giorgia Meloni continues its crackdown on civil search and rescue. Today, on December 4, 2024, the Italian Senate decided about a change in law, which will lead to civil rescue ships being detained and seized much faster than before. Moreover, the amendment renders the constitutional principle of personal responsibility for…
On November 12, 2024, Abdallah El Said, activist and president of the Enfants de la Lune association in Médenine, was taken into custody by the Tunisian Economic and Financial Investigation Unit. After a lengthy interrogation, the charges against him remain unclear but appear to be primarily linked to his humanitarian work supporting unaccompanied minors, refugees,…
This is the testimony of Omar*, one of the seven survivors of the shipwreck of 2nd September 2024. My name is Omar and I was born in Syria in 2004. I applied for asylum in Germany and at this moment I am housed in a shelter. In 2012, due to the conflict in Syria, I…
Since April 2023, a war between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces has been raging. Both war parties fight for control of the country, with battles concentrated in the region of Khartoum, but also beyond. Civilians are facing ethnic cleansing, sexual violence, and other war crimes, with 14 million people…
This is the testimony of Aayan*, one of the seven survivors of the shipwreck of 2nd September 2024. My name is Aayan, I was born in Syria, and right now I am in a reception center in Germany, where I have applied for asylum. I have lived my entire life in my hometown, except for…
