Ein kleines (natuerlich sehr unvollständiges) Oktober Update über das Mittelmeer. Zentrales Mittelmeer: Momentan sind etwa 100 Menschen in Seenot in Maltesischer SAR-Zone. Moonbird ist zum Glück zurück und hat das Boot gesichtet. Das Alarm Phone steht in direktem Kontakt und
Türkei übernimmt libysche Küstenwache
The Turkish Defense Ministry said Tuesday it had started coast guard training for Libyan military personnel as part of the MoU between Ankara and Tripoli.
Alarmphone: Aegean Regional Analysis
This analysis focuses on the latest shocking developments in the Aegean region and reports on push backs in the Aegean Sea and at the land border that the Alarm Phone was alerted to from February to September 2020.
Mare Liberum: Pushing back refugees, pushing away the witnesses
The Hellenic Coastguard is systematically performing brutal pushbacks to Turkey on a daily basis. Meanwhile, European states have failed to condemn those illegal practices. It is apparent that Mare Liberum or other civil actors that are reporting about those crimes
Flugzeug nach Lesbos: „Let’s bring them here“
Aus den Niederlanden ist ein Flugzeug nach Lesbos gestartet, um Geflüchtete direkt in die Niederlande zu holen. Die Initiative wird von zivilgesellschaftlichen Gruppen getragen. Das Flugzeug wurde im griechischen Luftraum gestoppt und zur Landung in Athen gezwungen.
The Real Crimes are Push-backs and Human Rights Violations by the Greek Government
We call on those in solidarity with people on the move to raise awareness of and to protest against the crimes against humanity that are perpetrated on a daily basis in the Aegean.
Alarmphone: Six Shipwrecks and almost 200 Deaths off Libya in September
‚We are tired of telling shipwreck survivors and victims of torture in Libya that there is nothing we can do for them. We are tired of seeing people losing their lives at sea, and of seeing that nobody cares. We
Mare Jonio blockiert: Seenotrettung verboten
Maritime Authorities REFUSED two members of Mediterranea Saving Humans’ Rescue Team (a rescue paramedic and a search and rescue expert) PERMISSION to embark the Mare Jonio.
Libyen: Tausende Boat-people nach Push-Back verschwunden – amnesty international
Amnesty international veröffentlicht am 24.09.2020 einen Bericht über informelle Lager in Libyen und die dortige massenhafte Praxis des „Verschwindenlassens“ Tausender Boat-people, die die sogenannte libysche Küstenwache abgefangen und nach Libyen zurückgebracht hat.
„How rescuing drowning migrants became a crime“
The Iuventa ran hundreds of missions to save migrants from drowning off the coast of Libya. But after Europe cracked down on migration, its crew found themselves facing prosecution