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The EU lets hundreds drown on purpose.

March 28, 2017 by queeranarchism

From: https://sea-watch.org/bootsunglueck-war-absehbar-eu-der-unterlassenen-hilfeleistung-schuldig/, 27-03-2017 Last week, another shipwreck occurred in the central Mediterranean. The tragedy with over 200 presumed dead occurred precisely at a time when no civilian sea-rescuers were present in the area. Due to a lack of support by the European Union, they had to transfer rescued people to Italy themselves. “This tragedy was … Continue reading The EU lets hundreds drown on purpose.

EXCLUSIVE: UK “voluntary” returns – refugee coercion and NGO complicity

February 23, 2017 by queeranarchism

The UK Home Office is accelerating its drive for “illegal” migrants and those refused asylum to return home voluntarily – a tactic publicised as more cost-effective and “humane” than forced returns. But how “voluntary” are these returns really? And how have NGOs become complicit in this strategy? The UK is the only EU country with … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: UK “voluntary” returns – refugee coercion and NGO complicity

Farmer given suspended €3,000 fine for helping migrants enter France

February 13, 2017 by queeranarchism

This is the first but probably not the last case of civilians being convicted of a crime for helping refugees. Farmer given suspended €3,000 fine for helping migrants enter France

How European governments freeze refugees to death

February 12, 2017 by queeranarchism

From 2015 through 2016, nearly 1.7 million people took a dangerous, expensive and often deadly voyage to enter Europe as refugees, according to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees. The UNHCR estimates that over 5,000 people died in the Mediterranean Sea trying to get to Europe in 2016. Recent reports suggest that crossing the … Continue reading How European governments freeze refugees to death

Sea-Watch befürchtet Kriminalisierung ziviler Rettungskräfte im Superwahljahr 2017 – Sea-Watch e.V.

December 27, 2016 by queeranarchism

Sea-Watch fears the criminalisation of civilian rescue ships in 3017 What comes next? #Frontex accusations of civil SAR organizations followed the ones by right-wing populists claiming that the NGOs directly support migrant smugglers. Sea-watch shows these allegations. “It is Frontex who creates a market for trafficking in the first place, because it puts into place … Continue reading Sea-Watch befürchtet Kriminalisierung ziviler Rettungskräfte im Superwahljahr 2017 – Sea-Watch e.V.

Libyan Coast Guard attack on Sea-Watch refugee rescue operation causes multiple dead

October 21, 2016 by queeranarchism

From the Sea Watch facebook page, today, 21 October 2016: Breaking News: Libyan Coast Guard attack on Sea-Watch rescue operation causes multiple dead An intervention by a speedboat, labelled as Libyan Coast Guard, during one of today’s rescue operation caused several deaths today in the Central Med, 14nm off Libya. During our first-aid delivery for … Continue reading Libyan Coast Guard attack on Sea-Watch refugee rescue operation causes multiple dead