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„Wenn man auf ein kleines Boot trifft, auf dem Menschen sterben, ist das eine Tragödie. Aber vor allem wird es zu einem Verbrechen. Denn Menschen auf See im Stich zu lassen, ist gesetzlich verboten. Was an dieser Geschichte so unglaublich erscheint, ist, dass Seenotrettung zu einem Akt des Widerstands geworden ist – ein rechtmäßiger Akt des Widerstands.“
Thérèse

#SolidarityAndResistance

@sosmed #SOSMediterranee

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Voting might not be the solution, but not voting increases the problem. 

Vote for justice. Vote antifascist. Vote left. Vote.

On the 23rd of February, Germany will vote for a new parliament. 

We call on everyone registered in Germany to get out and vote on Sunday. Vote left!

Bring antifascism to the streets. Bring antifascism to the parliaments.

Organise for justice and freedom. Organise against the right!

#LouiseMichel zurück auf See

@louisemichel fand 1 Holzboot mit 20-30 Menschen und blieb, bis GDF übernahm u. alle sicher nach #Lampedusa brachte.

Gleichzeitig wurde 1 weiteres Boot in Seenot, das #Frontex entdeckt u. gemeldet hatte, wahrscheinl. abgefangen.

Frontex ist nachweislich an illegalen Abfangaktionen beteiligt und zwingt Menschen zurück nach #Libyen.

Die Louise Michel fährt weiterhin in diesem Gebiet, bereit zu helfen.

#SolidarityAndResistance
#SeaRescue

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55 people have drowned in devastating shipwreck in front of the Canary Islands

In the first days of November, 55 people have died along the migration path to the Canary Islands. Another 1,786 people rescued in operations near Lanzarote and El Hierro.

The migration route along the Atlantic has become an increasingly common path to Europe, with its primary departure points in southern Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal.

With the escalation of violent interceptions by Libya and Tunisia, with the support of the EU, other dangerous migration routes have been used by people seeking safety in Europe.

For those trying to reach Europe from Senegal, the crossing is nearly 10 times longer than other Mediterranean routes.

Many boats, without proper navigation systems, are veering off course and some are drifting across the Atlantic to the shores of Brazil, taking hundreds of lives with them.

These are not numbers. These are human lives. The right seek asylum is a right protected by international law.

Rest in power.

Italy is systematically blocking rescue ships while people drown every day.

Under the so-called Piantedosi Law, Italian authorities have detained search and rescue ships 22 times since it came into force in 2023 preventing them from assisting people in distress at sea.

These detentions are based on unfounded accusations and unlawful demands. Authorities wrongly accuse ship crews of uncooperative behaviour towards the so-called Libyan Coast Guard (scLCG), despite the scLCG's attempts to force people in distress back to Libya, violating international law. The law mandates NGO rescue ships head immediately to an assigned port after a rescue, ignoring other boats in distress, which contradicts international maritime law. The Louise Michel was detained for not sailing to the assigned port, which was not the closest safe port available, due to adverse weather conditions.

The Piantedosi Law aims to reduce the presence of NGO ships at sea, limit their rescue availability, and prevent arrivals to Italy. We call on Italian authorities to stop obstructing NGO search and rescue activities and protect the fundamental rights of people in distress at sea.

Auf Einladung der terre des hommes @tdh_de Gruppe Lüneburg berichteten Julia und Jan gestern in der VHS über unser Projekt "Boatspotting", die Unterstützung der #Seenotrettung im Mittelmeer. Der Veranstaltung vorausgegangen war ein größerer Artikel in der Lüneburger Landeszeitung. @landeszeitung

Vielen Dank für die Einladung und eurer Engagement!

Wir kommen gern auch in andere Städte, an andere Orte und berichten über unsere Einsätze, die aktuelle Situation an der EU-Außengrenze und unserer Antwort auf das tägliche Sterben-lassen. Kontakt: info@compass-collective.org

Louise Michel is having an engine overhaul

After 4 years with us and several years before at sea, Louise Michel gets a complete engine overhaul. Our engineers have torn the whole engine into pieces and put them part by part together again. Soon, the ready-to-use engine will be brought back to the ship so that the Louise Michel can sail back to the central Mediterranean.

We will be back at sea as soon as possible with refurbished engines ready to stand in solidarity with people on the move.

The engine overhaul was just one part of our long-planned maintenance period this winter. If you want to support us and our work, donate now!
betterplace.org/de/projects/13

#freeiuventa !

Nach zwei Jahren Vorverhandlung wird im größten, teuersten und komplexesten Gerichtsverfahren gegen Aktivist*innen der zivilen Seenotrettung in den kommenden Tagen eine Entscheidung fallen. Das Gericht in Trapani wird entscheiden: Freispruch oder Hauptverhandlung! mehr erfahren: iuventa-crew.org

Wir fordern, das Verfahren gegen die IUVENTA sofort einzustellen. Seenotrettung ist kein Verbrechen!

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After two years of preliminary hearings, a decision will be made in the coming days in the largest, most expensive and most complex court case against civil sea rescue activists. The court in Trapani will decide: Acquittal or trial! Find out more: iuventa-crew.org

We demand that the proceedings against IUVENTA be stopped immediately. Sea rescue is not a crime!