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Crackdown on civil sea rescue after Italy’s rights abuses revealed

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…

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“I did not wish to be involved in violence.”

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…

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Europe’s complicity in the war in Sudan

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…

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“I accepted the risk of dying on this journey.”

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…

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