Prosecutors in Hamburg ended the trial against members of the Libyan Coast Guard, which relates to the attack on a Sea-Watch rescue mission on October 21, 2016. The court justifies its decision on the grounds that even though criminal acts were carried out, the people could not be identified. Federal Government could not provide any…
At an informal meeting in Valletta on February 3rd 2017, the 28 EU heads of government will come together to discuss the external dimensions of migration. The main focus will be on the Central Mediterranean route and Libya. Various topics on the agenda are highly problematic. The aim of the summit is to seal off…
The winter construction work takes shape, some structural improvements and maintenance work will make the ship even more effective for our rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea this year. Many voluntary activists from all over Europe are working to bring the Sea-Watch 2 to its best form. Some stay two weeks and some even help…
Activists and hackers join forces to search and rescue refugees in the Mediterranean. Computer-controlled model aircrafts equipped with video cameras and an app are supposed to improve the coordination of rescue missions and to detect refugees in distress at sea more quickly. Sea-Watch and the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) support the SearchWing initiative. “If we…
#1 EU loses its humanitarian face EU Heads of State or Government and Turkey agreed to end “irregular migration” from Turkey to the EU in March. Closing the borders effectively decreased numbers of passages across the Aegean Sea, but left people without the right to claim asylum and made them vulnerable to human rights violations,…
