Where is the fun in being a sea captain? In the last four years, more than 158 people have been investigated or prosecuted for acts of solidarity.
On Tuesday EU diplomats at the political and security committee level agreed to extend Europe’s anti-smuggling operation in the Mediterranean, EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia, by six months. At the same time they also...
The European Commission has declared the migration "crisis" over, while criticising populist misinformation and noting an 89% fall in Mediterranean crossings in 2018 compared to 2015. The Commission’s vice-president,...
Leaked documents obtained by POLITICO show that EU Officials were aware that Operation Sophia, a military operation in the Mediterranean, which primary mission was to disrupt smuggler networks but also rescued some...
After a three-week break, the rescue ship of the German aid organisation Sea-Eye is headed for the Libyan coast to monitor international waters. The ship, which was recently renamed “Alan Kurdi” in remembrance of the...
A new report by Human Rights at Sea says that the deflagging of the Aquarius, the migrant rescue vessel of the NGOs SOS Méditerranée and Médecins Sans Frontières, represents a “dark moment” in European history. The...
According to the Italian judiciary, the German aid organisation Sea-Watch has not infringed any laws in the rescue of 47 migrants in the Mediterranean. The investigation revealed no evidence of "criminal...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled in an urgent case filed on Monday by Berlin-based NGO Sea-Watch that Italy must provide assistance to migrants on the stranded rescue ship Sea-Watch 3. ECHR said...
The Sea-Watch 3, which rescued 47 people from drowning in the Mediterranean ten days ago, is still looking for safe harbour. On Friday night it entered the port of Syracuse and is now anchored there. The mayor of...
Fewer migrant arrivals mean fewer deaths in the Mediterranean. But that good news masks a disturbing trend - the rate of deaths in proportion to arrivals has never been higher, in part because NGOs have been forced to end their rescue operations.
