THREE refugee rescue organisations have announced that they are to take legal action against the Italian authorities for the “unlawful detention” of their rescue ships. SOS Humanity, Sea-Watch and Sea-Eye released a joint statement this afternoon blasting the authorities’ reasoning for keeping their ships in port for a total of 100 days. The Humanity 1Continue reading “SOS Humanity, Sea-Watch & Sea-Eye to take legal action against Italy for the ‘unlawful detention’ of their rescue ships”
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Italy detains rescue ship that was harassed by Libyan ‘coastguards’
The authorities finally take the rescued from Sea-Watch 5 to dry land A REFUGEE rescue ship that was threatened and harassed by the EU-funded Libyan coastguard during the rescue of over 70 people at the weekend has been detained in Italy. The Humanity 1 saved the lives of 77 people in international waters 70km offContinue reading “Italy detains rescue ship that was harassed by Libyan ‘coastguards’”
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 crewsContinue reading “Activists rescue hundreds as the Mediterranean becomes a ‘graveyard’ this week”
Fears for safety of 27 people after Italy orders their rescuers to send them back to Libya
Meanwhile, search for missing boat carrying 500 people in Malta’s SAR zone goes on TWENTY-SEVEN people are feared to have been pushed back to Libya today after Italy ordered the commercial ship that rescued them to head towards the war torn country. The activist-run distress hotline organisation Alarm Phone was alerted to a boat inContinue reading “Fears for safety of 27 people after Italy orders their rescuers to send them back to Libya”
73 dead in shipwreck off Libya, as Italy’s parliament makes it harder for rescuers to save lives
Meanwhile, two rescue ships forced to disembark rescued in ports hundreds of miles away AT LEAST 73 people have been reported missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced today, as Italy‘s parliament made it harder for rescue ships to save lives. “The boat, carryingContinue reading “73 dead in shipwreck off Libya, as Italy’s parliament makes it harder for rescuers to save lives”
Libyan Coastguards intercept 80 refugees after harassing rescuers for days
RESCUERS witnessed the EU-supported Libyan Coastguards snatch around 80 refugees in the central Mediterranean today, and force them back to Libya. The rescue ships Louise Michel and Humanity 1 saved the lives of over 100 people from a severely overcrowded rubber boat in international waters around 7am local time this morning. The crews worked togetherContinue reading “Libyan Coastguards intercept 80 refugees after harassing rescuers for days”
Rescuers vow to continue saving lives in the Mediterranean after Italy ends four-day stand-off
RESCUERS vowed to continue their life-saving mission in the central Mediterranean today after Italy finally allowed the 250 people stuck aboard two civilian-run ships to come ashore. The Humanity 1 and Geo Barents rescue ships had been left in limbo in the port of Catania on the island of Sicily since Saturday. The Italian authoritiesContinue reading “Rescuers vow to continue saving lives in the Mediterranean after Italy ends four-day stand-off”
Italy’s far-right government accused of causing further harm to the traumatised refugees on two rescue ships
• Survivors on the Humanity 1 and Geo Barents begin hunger strike in protest against government’s mistreatment • Mission Lifeline disembarks 95 people in southern Italy • Ocean Viking declares emergency and heads to France • Inadequate translations postpone Iuventa pretrial again ITALY’S far-right government is causing further harm to people already traumatised, human rightsContinue reading “Italy’s far-right government accused of causing further harm to the traumatised refugees on two rescue ships”
Rescuers launch legal action against Italy’s far-right government after it refuses to allow all survivors to come ashore
Humanity 1 and Geo Barents left waiting in port with survivors still on board as over 300 refugees remain at sea on the Rise Above and Ocean Viking AN ACTIVIST-RUN search-and-rescue organisation announced today that it is taking legal action again the Italian government after it refused to allow 35 people rescued in the MediterraneanContinue reading “Rescuers launch legal action against Italy’s far-right government after it refuses to allow all survivors to come ashore”
Rescuers call on France, Spain and Greece for help as Italy continues to deny safety to 985 refugees
Meanwhile, the Rise Above saves 77 more lives in the Mediterranean as Sea-Watch proclaims new ship a ‘strong symbol against fascism’ RESCUERS called on the maritime authorities in France, Spain and Greece for help today as Italy and Malta continued to refuse to deny safety to 985 people on three NGO ships off their coasts.Continue reading “Rescuers call on France, Spain and Greece for help as Italy continues to deny safety to 985 refugees”
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