Activists rescue hundreds as the Mediterranean becomes a ‘graveyard’ this week

HUNDREDS of people have been saved from unseaworthy boats by civilian rescuers in the central Mediterranean in the last few days, during a deadly week for refugees at Europe’s sea borders. Three civilian rescue ships were given permission to head toward Italy’s ports today, and another was told to head to Tunisia, after their crews

‘A death certificate for human dignity at the EU border’

MareGo rescuer tells The Civil Fleet how they saved the lives of over 400 people last night and how the Italian coastguards tried to ignore them THE ITALIAN coastguards kept around 400 people in distress on nine boats in the central Mediterranean waiting for hours to be saved on Wednesday. The crew of the MareGo,