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Save a Life, Go to Jail: Get a CLUE. Have a Laugh.

July 04, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

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.
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- asylum
- Italy
- immigration
- Mediterranean
- solidarity
- Libya
French Mayor Challenges Government by Offering Shelter to Migrants

February 15, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

Despite objections from Paris, Jean-René Etchegaray, the Mayor of Bayonne, a city in the French Basque region, is providing shelter for migrants crossing the Spanish border into France. Mr. Etchegaray insists that migrants should be treated with dignit...
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- France
- migration
- solidarity
- Bayonne
- Etchegaray
Sanctuary Cities Challenge Restrictive Migration Policies

February 13, 2019 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

While European leaders are busy closing borders, a growing number of cities have decided not to blindly accept their government’s restrictive migration policies but instead provide a sanctuary for refugees.
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Migrant Rescue Boats Run by German NGOs Still Stuck at Sea

January 07, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

With no prospect of a safe haven, the German relief organisations Sea-Watch and Sea-Eye continue to wait in the Mediterranean with 49 rescued migrants aboard their ships. Malta and Italy continue to deny entry to their ports. Pope Francis has appealed ...
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- refugees
- migration
- solidarity
- pope
- Sea-Watch
- Sea-Eye
A Letter to the New Year

December 17, 2018 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

With populists on the rise and human rights workers criminalized, it becomes difficult to assist those seeking refuge. Here’s how we will be helping the New Year to transform the challenges surrounding migration into opportunities.
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- migrants
- immigration
- asylum seekers
- migration
- solidarity
- new year
- 2019
Activists Face Up to 10 Years in Prison for Helping Migrants Cross Border

October 26, 2018 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

Seven individuals are facing potential incarceration for helping migrants in danger in Briançon in the French Alps. Bastien, Benoit, Eléonora, Juan, Lisa, Mathieu and Théo risk up to 10 years in prison.
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'Human Wave For Solidarity And Humanity' Storms the Streets of Brussels

March 02, 2018 • by David Morelli, Belgian League of Human Rights

Some 10,000 people marched in the streets of Brussels on 25 February as part of the "Human Wave for solidarity and humanity" protest. The protesters called for more humane asylum policies and reminded politicians that if Brussels did not turn into a "n...
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- Belgium
- Deportation
- migration
- Brussels
- solidarity
EU Prepares New Plan to Settle Disputes Over Migrants

December 04, 2017 • by György Folk, LibertiesEU

Mandatory migrant quotas are politically dead, so the question now is whether the EU has the courage to discuss the new plan proposed by the Estonian presidency.
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Italian Association Arci Celebrates Its 60th Birthday

June 01, 2017 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Founded in Florence in 1957, Arci was created with a view to anti-fascism and solidarity. For 60 years, its members worked to promote values such as mutualism, social justice, liberty, laicity and solidarity in Italy. They offer information through tra...
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- Italy
- NGO
- solidarity
Watch: Why the Only Future Worth Building Includes Everyone

April 28, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you, says Pope Francis in this TED Talk delivered directly from Vatican City.
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- video
- Pope Francis
- solidarity
- TED