Pushbacks – The Civil Fleet

Greek coastguard accused of another refugee pushback – days after New York Times published video evidence of refugees being forced out to sea

Alarm Phone says about 115 people were forcibly sent back to Turkey today ACTIVISTS have accused the Greek coastguard of pushing over 100 people back to Turkey today — days after the New York Times shared video evidence of the coastguards abandoning 12 asylum seekers at sea. The activist-run distress hotline organisation Alarm Phone saidContinue reading “Greek coastguard accused of another refugee pushback – days after New York Times published video evidence of refugees being forced out to sea”

Mare Liberum to resume refugee rights monitoring missions in the Aegean Sea

Crew sets sail for Samos as Greek Coastguards continue illegal refugee pushbacks to Turkey A HUMAN rights monitoring group whose work the German state had tried to thwart announced its return to the Aegean Sea today. The refugee support organisation Mare Liberum had been monitoring migrant and refugee sea crossings between Turkey and Greece sinceContinue reading “Mare Liberum to resume refugee rights monitoring missions in the Aegean Sea”

Activists highlight Europe’s mistreatment of refugees this International Migrants’ Day

Alarm Phone asks why authorities still have no answer to what happened to 91 people who went missing in the Mediterranean in February Border Violence Monitoring Network publishes the stories of hundreds of refugees illegally pushback by European authorities THERE is nothing to celebrate about Europe’s treatment of refugees at its external borders, said migrantContinue reading “Activists highlight Europe’s mistreatment of refugees this International Migrants’ Day”

Germany orders detention of activists’ ships

Mare Liberum says it won’t accept the blockade of its human rights mission in the Aegean Sea GERMANY delivered a devastating blow today to a human rights organisation operating in the Aegean Sea by ordering the detention of its ships. Not-for-profit association Mare Liberum told the German Transport Ministry last week that it intended toContinue reading “Germany orders detention of activists’ ships”