After a massive rescue operation on the Central Mediterranean, the Sea-Watch 3 is on route to Italy with 254 rescued people on board. Among the rescued is a baby who was born on a rubber-boat yesterday during an operation of the crew of Mission Lifeline. The situation is tense, since more departures are to be…
DetailsWhere EU migration policies fail to protect human rights, Philippa and Eric Kempson are there to defend them. The British artists have been living on the Greek island of Lesvos for almost 20 years now. They have witnessed how the island has turned from paradise to a place of horror. Even though winter is coming,…
DetailsOn Friday morning, members of the Turkish Coast Guard fired gunshots and physically attacked refugees outside of their territorial waters in a clear violation of Maritime and International Law. Instead of helping those in distress at sea according to UNCLOS regulations, they stirred panic and forced 20 refugees back to Turkish shores. Greek Coast Guards…
DetailsUpdate to the incident of November 6, when at least five people died due to the reckless behavior of Libyan Coast Guards in international waters: https://sea-watch.org/en/dramatic-rescue-operation-sea-watch-3/ Inappropriate and reckless behavior during rescue The primary goal of the Libyan coast guards was clearly to take back people to Libya and not their rescue – despite…
DetailsCentral Mediterranean, 07.11.2017 Yesterday, the 6th of November, a tragedy occurred in international waters approximately 30 nm north of Tripoli. A rubber boat sent a distress call, to which different units reacted in coordination with the responsible Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Rome. The situation was grave: people were already in the water when the…
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