On Wednesday, 24.04.2024, the General Court of the European Union will rule on the Sea-Watch v Frontex case. Sea-Watch filed a complaint in April 2022 and a hearing was held in Luxembourg in October 2023. Previously, the border agency had refused a Freedom of information (FOI) request. The release of the withheld information is intended…
DetailsFollowing the arrival of a record number of people on the move in Lampedusa, civil society expresses its deep concern at the security response of European states, the crisis of reception, and reaffirms its solidarity with people on the move arriving in Europe. JOINT STATEMENT: More than 5,000 people and 112 boats: this is…
DetailsFra is the Project Coordinator of the Sea-Watch 5. Together with our Guest Care Coordinator Lorenz and a large, multidisciplinary team, they have spent the last few months converting the Sea-Watch 5 into a rescue ship. I spoke with them about the recent shipyard period and the exciting weeks ahead. The time for the…
DetailsUrgent warning: Increased deaths at sea, NGO vessels detained – European states must stop obstructing civilian search and rescue efforts in the Central Mediterranean Up to 600 people lost their lives in another avoidable shipwreck off the Greek coast in June 2023. As civil society, we are horrified by the preventable deaths in the Central…
DetailsAfter a ~37-hour rescue operation, assisting the civil rescue organization Open Arms and rescuing 72 people from distress at sea, the Sea-Watch ship Aurora was detained on Monday afternoon by Italian authorities. Sea-Watch denounces the fabrication of reasons for the detention of the ship. Although the situation on board after the rescue deteriorated by the…
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