Insights into their ongoing and unpunished aerial complicity in human rights violations Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has the task of preventing people on the move from crossing the external borders of the European Union. In the Central Mediterranean, Frontex is not currently present with naval assets but rather operates aerial reconnaissance aircraft which…
Italian authorities had detained the rescue ship Sea-Watch 4 after a port state control on Sept. 19, 2020, on flimsy grounds. Today, Tuesday, the Administrative Court in Palermo preliminarily suspended the detention of the Sea-Watch 4. Meanwhile, the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3, with 363 rescued people on board, continues to wait off Sicily for the…
24 December 2020 – Yesterday, the Regional Administrative Court of Palermo ordered the referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union of the appeals filed by Sea-Watch against the administrative detentions affecting our vessels, Sea-Watch 3 and Sea-Watch 4. Thus, the Administrative Court of Sicily asks the Court to clarify the doubts raised…
We asked 4 questions to the current crew of the Sea-Watch 4. Denise is on board as cook. For her, sea rescue is an act of solidarity that brings people together who stand up against the deadly politics of Europe. Why are you involved with Sea-Watch? Instead of only talking, I wanted to take action.…
We asked 4 questions to the current crew of the Sea-Watch 4. Matt is on board as AB Seafarer. While he helps to maintain the ship, he makes it clear why your support is equally important. How does a day on board look like? In the morning we have a meeting to make a plan…
