In 2021, 1.553 people drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Europe. Nevertheless, the European Union and its Member States do not consider it necessary to create safe and legal escape routes. The situation in the Central Mediterranean is politically intentional and is being decided upon again every day. European migration…
DetailsHello Lea, you are part of the authors’ collective mEUterei. What is behind it and why did you decide to write a book together? Lea: The “mEUterei” is a collective of experts who have been campaigning against the European border regime for years. The mEUterei consists of activists, refugee workers, lawyers, migration and political…
DetailsSince 2019, the Safe Passage Foundation (formerly the Stiftungfonds Zivile Seenotrettung) has been an integral part of the civil response to the inhumane EU border regime. To ensure that the foundation can continue to provide unbureaucratic support to initiatives and groups working to help people on the move, we are supporting the foundation this year…
DetailsThis factsheet outlines a summary of the distress cases witnessed in February and March 2022 by Sea-Watch’s Airborne Operations with the aircraft Seabird and Seabird 2.* In February and March 2022 we conducted 12 operations, with a total flight time of 72 hours and 48 minutes. We spotted 2 boats, carrying around 158 persons in distress. Download…
DetailsThe civil sea rescue organization SOS Humanity will operate the current Sea-Watch 4 as Humanity 1 from August 2022. The ship was acquired two years ago on the initiative of the United4Rescue alliance. Since then, it has been operated by the Sea-Watch organization, which uses it for rescue operations in the central Mediterranean. “The handover…
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