MV Louise Michel<p>Free the El Hiblu 3. Standing up for your rights is not a crime. </p><p>This morning was the pretrial hearing in Malta of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElHiblu3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElHiblu3</span></a>. Sadly, Abdalla, Amara and Kader’s defence plea was dismissed and they continue to face the prospect of many years in prison for protecting their own, and others', human rights. </p><p>The three teenagers were amongst 108 people who were rescued by the ship 'El Hiblu 1' in March 2019 following their boat getting into distress in international waters. The cargo ship was then instructed by an EU military aircraft to return them illegally to Libya, clearly documented as an unsafe country for people on the move. </p><p>The survivors protested against their return to Libya, convincing the crew to eventually change their course and head to Malta. The teenagers mediated and translated between crew and survivors but on their arrival to Malta were accused, amongst other things, of terrorism, hijacking a ship and threatening crew, when in reality their acts that day ensured no one was harmed and nothing was damaged. </p><p>That day they prevented Malta from pushing them back to an unsafe country. Solidarity and the wish for a safe life is not a crime! </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeTheEH3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeTheEH3</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElHiblu3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElHiblu3</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimesAgainstHumanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimesAgainstHumanity</span></a> <br> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DropTheCharges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DropTheCharges</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeThe3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeThe3</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeThemAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeThemAll</span></a></p>