Fury after Malta leaves rescuers ‘in the dark’ searching for 46 refugees it had already saved

Meanwhile, at least 57 lives are lost in a shipwreck off Libya’s coast THE MALTESE authorities deliberately left civilian rescuers searching for hours for 46 refugees that had already been picked up by the authorities. Malta‘s Home Affairs Ministry confirmed today that an Armed Forces Malta (AFM) patrol boat had brought the people to safety

Malta endangered refugees with reckless manoeuvres before forcing them to head towards Italy

MALTA’S armed forces were today accused of putting the lives of 101 refugees in danger before eventually facilitating their arrival in Italy last month. Alarm Phone, an activist network supporting refugees crossing the Mediterranean, published footage filmed by a refugee on April 11 that shows an Armed Forces Malta (AFM) ship cruising at high speeds

Mediterranean becomes refugee graveyard this Easter as Malta and Italy fail to act

DISTRESS calls from at least four refugee boats were ignored by Europe’s maritime authorities this Easter. Between Good Friday and today, refugee hotline organisation Alarm Phone was in contact with four boats with an estimated 47, 55, 71 and 85 people on board. Despite the first two boats having been inside Malta’s search-and-rescue zone since