110 people are now cramped aboard the Astral after their boat capsized. With no food or water, the ship sails for Lampedusa THE AUTHORITIES ignored Mayday calls sent by two activist-run refugee rescue ships in the Mediterranean Sea last night as they struggled in the dark to pull 110 people from the water. Two sailingContinue reading “Europe ignored refugee rescuers’ Mayday calls, activists say”
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Activists save 64 refugees, a day after preventing the Libyan coastguard from intercepting 75 others
SOS Mediterranee’s Ocean Viking rescue ship now carries almost 300 survivors ACTIVISTS saved the lives of another 64 people in the central Mediterranean today, a day after they prevented the EU-supported Libyan coastguards from intercepting over 70 refugees. Today’s rescue was carried out in a joint operation by the Astral, Nadir and Imara monitoring shipsContinue reading “Activists save 64 refugees, a day after preventing the Libyan coastguard from intercepting 75 others”
Rescuers save the lives of 86 people at ‘the most dangerous frontier on the planet’
Meanwhile, activists blast the Greek government on anniversary of Moria fire AN NGO ship saved the lives of over 80 people in two rescue operations today, the first one occurring within hours of reaching “the most dangerous frontier on the planet.” The Astral, a ship operated by the Spanish charity Open Arms, left Syracuse onContinue reading “Rescuers save the lives of 86 people at ‘the most dangerous frontier on the planet’”
Activists rescue 148 refugees in less than 24 hours
Europe’s Mediterranean human rights crisis described as ‘one of the most grim examples of ineffective and inhumane responses to migration’ after 1,500 people are pushed back to Libya in last three days ACTIVISTS have rescued over 140 people in less than 24 hours in the central Mediterranean. The Astral, a ship run by the SpanishContinue reading “Activists rescue 148 refugees in less than 24 hours”
422 refugees make it to safety in Italy after a weekend of mass escape attempts from Libya
At least 10 boats were pushed back to Libya by the EU-supported Libyan Coastguard in the past four days, Sea Watch says AFTER a weekend in which the EU-supported Libyan Coastguard intercepted close to 1,500 refugees as they tried to flee the country, over 400 others made it to safety on the opposite side ofContinue reading “422 refugees make it to safety in Italy after a weekend of mass escape attempts from Libya”
Over 1,000 refugees attempt to escape Libya by sea in 24 hours
Meanwhile the Ocean Viking carries over 230 rescued refugees and the Astral saves the lives of 45 others in Malta’s SAR zone OVER 1,000 refugees attempted to flee Libya across the central Mediterranean between Thursday and this morning and still more rickety boats are leaving as the weather improves. Most of the escapees, around 800,Continue reading “Over 1,000 refugees attempt to escape Libya by sea in 24 hours”
‘This would not have happened if the people we found were white’
LEA REISNER tells The Civil Fleet about the Louise Michel, a feminist refugee rescue ship named after the famous anarchist and funded by the world’s most elusive street-art star — and how the civil fleet came to its aid when Europe abandoned it “THE revolt of the tribes was deadly serious,” wrote the French anarchistContinue reading “‘This would not have happened if the people we found were white’”
Hopes for an end to the 38-day ordeal for the Etienne refugees dashed
Malta once again refuses to allow the 27, now on the Mare Jonio, to come ashore. Meanwhile, the Astral carries 276 refugees HOPES were dashed today that the 38-day ordeal for 27 refugees trapped on board a commercial ship blockaded by Malta was to end this afternoon. The Italian rescue organisation Mediterranea: Saving Humans announcedContinue reading “Hopes for an end to the 38-day ordeal for the Etienne refugees dashed”
Sea Watch 4 rescues over 100 refugees in less than 24 hours this weekend
Meanwhile, the Libyan Red Crescent recovers the bodies of 22 people from the Mediterranean NGO rescuers saved the lives of over 100 refugees fleeing across the central Mediterranean this weekend. The Sea Watch 4 — a rescue ship launched last week operated jointly by German charity Sea Watch and international medical organisation Doctors Without BordersContinue reading “Sea Watch 4 rescues over 100 refugees in less than 24 hours this weekend”
Europe’s continued blockade of NGO rescue ships condemned as 45 people die in shipwreck off Libya
“THE mountains of corpses in front of Europe’s walls are growing,” warned NGO rescuers today following the deaths of 45 people in a shipwreck off the Libyan Coast. The United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced the deaths in a joint statement on Wednesday night. “Some 37 survivors –Continue reading “Europe’s continued blockade of NGO rescue ships condemned as 45 people die in shipwreck off Libya”
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