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Crimes of Malta 07

#CrimesOfMalta: 52 people had to wait several days on a merchant vessel under inhuman and degrading conditions, while neither Italy nor Malta offered a port for safe landing and refused entry into their territorial waters. 03.07. – 07.07.2020: After 52 people had already spent two days at sea, they called the Watch the Med -…

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Airborne Monthly Factsheet September 2020

This factsheet outlines a summary of the distress cases witnessed in September 2020 by Sea-Watch’s Airborne crew from the aircraft Moonbird and Seabird. In September 2020 we flew 8 missions, with a total flight time of 65 hours and 06 minutes. We spotted around 333 persons in distress. Since 04.09., Moonbird has been grounded by…

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Crimes of Malta 06

#CrimesOfMalta: A boat in distress is apparently supplied with 64 life jackets by the Maltese armed forces and then left alone – Malta shows itself once again from its most inhuman side: instead of rescuing, they only distribute life jackets. 29.08.2020: Our Moonbird spots a completely overloaded wooden boat in the Maltese Search and Rescue…

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Crimes of Malta 05

#CrimesOfMalta: A boat in distress is intercepted by the so-called Libyan Coast Guard in the Maltese Search and Rescue Zone – illegally. Rightfully, Malta would be responsible for the rescue. 28 August 2020: Our Moonbird spots a completely overloaded wooden boat in the Maltese Search and Rescue Zone. Close by, she also sights a ship…

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Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Malta’s violation of rights

Together with the Border Violence Monitoring Network, Sea-Watch has submitted a joint report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding Malta’s continued violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report concludes that despite ratifying the ICCPR, the continued illegal pushback of refugees carried out by Maltese authorities or third parties…

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Questa criminalizzazione uccide!

Le navi vengono fermate, il nostro aereo Moonbird è stato bloccato e i nostri attivisti vengono intimiditi. Insieme ad ONG umanitarie Medici Senza Frontiere, Sea-Eye, Mare Liberum, Mediterranea, SMH (Salvamento Marítimo Humanitario), ProActiva Open Arms, Alarm Phone e RESQSHIP condanniamo la continua criminalizzazione del nostro lavoro. Siamo solidali con i rifugiati. Insieme combatteremo finché ad…

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Airborne Monthly Factsheet August 2020

This factsheet outlines a summary of the distress cases witnessed in August 2020 by Sea-Watch’s Airborne crew with Moonbird. In August 2020 we flew 18 missions, with a total flight time of 81 hours and 43 minutes. We spotted around 704 persons in distress. Download Full Report Overview of the distress cases, empty boats…

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Crimes of Malta 04

#CrimesOfMalta: A Maltese aircraft guides the so-called Libyan Coast Guard to a distress case. Later a pull-back to Libya is reported. Was the illegal return coordinated by Malta? It would not be the first time…     14 July 2020: Our Moonbird crew overhears an aircraft repeatedly contacting the patrol boat “Ras Jadar” of the…

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