25.03.2023 - https://twitter.com/MVLouiseMichel/status/1639695439766200327 "During the Disembarkation on Lampedusa in the early morning, we were already informed that our ship is being detained due to violation of the new Italian decree. We still await the official statement and we are ready to fight it, in Solidarity And Resistance." 26.03.2023 - https://twitter.com/MVLouiseMichel/status/1639926551067213824 "24h after being told that our ship is detained, we still do not have an official written justification for the detention. We know of dozens of boats in distress right in front of the island at this very moment, yet we are being prevented from assisting. This is unacceptable! European authorities are fully aware of people in distress in their SAR zone. Still, they block Louise Michel from leaving port and rendering assistance. Several lives were lost in 2 shipwrecks yesterday. These deaths are not an accident nor a tragedy. They are wanted." 27.03.2023 - https://twitter.com/MVLouiseMichel/status/1640313610722238464 "Louise Michel blocked for 20 days after multiple rescues. On Saturday morning 180 people disembarked on Lampedusa after four rescue operations. The Crew had responded earlier to several Mayday relay calls from a Frontex aircraft about people in immediate need of assistance. Yesterday afternoon we eventually received the official notification that the ship is detained for 20 days due to violation of the new Italian decree law. We will take all necessary steps to fight this detention. The only aim of the decree law is the blockage of Rescue ships, willingly taking into account the deaths of people on the move."

31.03.2023 - https://twitter.com/MVLouiseMichel/status/1641882902462865409 Europe's Fight against People on the Move "The only purpose of Italy's new hostile decree law, by which the Louise Michel is now detained, is to stop people on the move from reaching a safe port and to keep civil ships from rescuing. The work of rescue NGOs has been an important factor in the past, not only to rescue people in distress at sea, but also to monitor and document Europe’s deadly border policies. To force ships into port immediately after the first rescue is not for the well-being of the survivors, but to reduce urgently needed rescue capacities and to prevent important documentation of human rights violations at sea. It is not only Italy's new right-wing government working systematically to implement an even harsher border regime, Germany is also about to implement a law to restrict small rescue assets. The EU continues to enable the so-called Libyan coast guard to intercept people on the move in front of Libyan shores. Whilst these armed Libyan vessels continuously, and violently, threaten civil rescue ships and harass people on the move, forcing them back to torture camps. These attacks against human rights must stop. It is everybody's right to live a free and safe life. The freedom to move via safe routes is the only way forward."

13.04.2023 - https://twitter.com/MVLouiseMichel/status/1646552407072034816 2023: Deadliest Quarter for People on the Move in the Central Mediterranean Since 2017 "In the first three months of 2023, at least 441 lives have already been lost during the crossing of the deadliest border in the world. This is a new high since 2017. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that over 20,000 people have died on this route since 2014, and the actual number of fatalities is most probably much higher. The Italian government has just declared a state of emergency, allowing the right wing government even more power to implement policies against people seeking safety. The IOM has highlighted that delayed state rescue actions have contributed to the high death toll, with over 127 lives lost in six shipwrecks this year due to such delays. All while ships like #LouiseMichel are detained and NGOs are being restricted in their rescue operations The emergency is with the state of human rights for people at sea. It is the result of a political agenda that is fighting migration and targeting people on the move. It's time for the EU to take measures to coordinate search and rescue operations and protect human rights of everyone at sea and on land. It's time for actions to ensure those in distress at sea are rescued and protected."

12.05.2023 - https://twitter.com/MVLouiseMichel/status/1656940711835516929 "The Louise Michel is preparing to go back at sea. Following the last rescue operation our ship was detained for 20 days by Italian Authorities. The accusation: Rescuing too many people. Not only is the far right Italian government working hard to restrict private rescue vessels in the Mediterranean sea, but the German flag state, under which the Louise Michel is registered, has again raised the crewing requirements for our already highly over-certified crew. Finding additional engineers with the right certificates lead to additional delay in getting back out at sea, while every day we hear from people in distress and shipwrecks just about 100 miles south of us. This has nothing to do with safety. This has nothing to do with qualifications. This is a border regime putting all of its efforts into letting people drown and keeping those in solidarity from intervening. We will not stop until this cruel fortress named Europe has a political solution that respects the basic human rights of everyone, regardless of nationality or status. For the Freedom of Movement for All! Solidarity And Resistance." 16.05.2023 - https://twitter.com/MVLouiseMichel/status/1658524928809762830 "After being blocked for 20 days following the last rescue operation, for rescuing too many people, the Louise Michel is back in the Mediterranean Sea. We stand in Solidarity with all people on the move, ready to respond to anyone in distress. Nobody should be left to die while on their way to a peaceful and free life, the fight for freedom of movement is not over until everyone’s basic human rights are respected, at sea and on land. " 05.06.2023 - https://twitter.com/MVLouiseMichel/status/1665718385580146689 "The Italian government has again detained rescue ships for upholding people’s basic human rights. After entering port, the two crews were informed that their ships are detained for 20 days on the basis of Italy’s new decree law. This law prevents rescue ships from conducting more than one rescue operation before entering a port, and often forces ships to sail to ports far from their position, sometimes exposing survivors to days of transit on deck of rescue ships. After our own ship, the Louise Michel, was detained several weeks ago, our lawyers have filed a complaint against the detention. The court case, which had its first hearing two weeks ago, is likely to take months. The time it takes to fight legal cases swallows essential resources from rescue organisations. These laws, designed to prevent saving lives, are in gross violation of the fundamental human rights of people. This is unacceptable. Solidarity with @seaeyeorg & @marego_vessel " 14/15.06.2023 - https://twitter.com/MVLouiseMichel/status/1669350465249890306 "Hundreds presumed to have drowned after shipwreck in front of Fortress Europe. In the early hours of Wednesday a ship sank fast about 75 kilometers southwest of the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. According to survivors, about 750 people were on board. The emergency hotline @alarm_phone had informed the Hellenic Coast Guard on Tuesday at 16:53 CEST that this boat was in distress. Reportedly, Greek and Italian authorities had also been alerted on Tuesday. A rescue operation was not launched. The Hellenic Coast Guard estimates that 500 people have drowned. These deaths are on Europe. Europe’s desire to prevent arrivals was stronger than the need to save hundreds of lives. Stop blaming people on the move for trying to escape your violence! Stop blaming people on the move for their own death! Stop pushbacks, end death at sea, tear down Europe's borders!" 17.06.2023 "Nach dem Bootsunglück vor Griechenland mit hunderten Toten gibt es schwere Vorwürfe gegen die griechische Küstenwache, das Unglück verursacht zu haben." "Möglicherweise waren Push-Backs der Küstenwache Schuld am Bootsunglück in Griechenland" https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/bootsunglueck-mittelmeer-interview-bamdad-esmaili-100.html (oder bei: archive.org) "Überlebende berichten von drei Pushbacks" https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/bootsunglueck-griechenland-102.html (oder bei: archive.org) 19.06.2023 - https://twitter.com/MVLouiseMichel/status/1670832848922722316 Over 600 people died last week. The brutal European Border Regime has caused one of the worst shipwrecks in recent years. The survivors are still detained, 9 of them are held responsible for the horrible shipwreck that could have been prevented had authorities acted in time. Survivors also report that the Greek coast guard may have even caused the shipwreck by towing the boat, presumably to push responsibility from Greece. The EU’s immigration policy has turned the Mediterranean into a mass grave. Allowing people on the move to die must stop. To all EU states: Stop Killing Our thoughts are with all the survivors and loved ones of the deceased. Our anger and rage is against this bloody Fortress Europe! We need safe migration routes now. 20.06.2023 Open letter by over 180 human rights organizations and initiatives together with Tima Kurdi, aunt of Alan Kurdi. Offener Brief von über 180 Menschenrechtsorganisationen und Initiativen zusammen mit Tima Kurdi, Tante von Alan Kurdi. "Building a wall is no solution. Detaining rescue ships for saving lives is no solution. Blaming people as smugglers is no solution." "Der Bau einer Mauer ist keine Lösung. Das Festhalten von Rettungsschiffen ist keine Lösung. Menschen als Schmuggler zu beschuldigen, ist keine Lösung." 15.06.2023 - https://twitter.com/MVLouiseMichel/status/1669396528216014867 16.06.2023 - https://sea-watch.org/sea-watch-schiff-aurora-nach-rettung-festgesetzt Free Aurora! "Wo Menschen dem Meer überlassen und sie unnötigem Leid ausgesetzt werden, zeigt Europas rassistisches Grenzregime seine hässliche Fratze. Wir retten, wo Europa ertrinken lässt, und wir setzen Menschen an Bord nicht unnötigen Gefahren aus. Sie haben das Recht, am nächstgelegenen sicheren Ort an Land zu gehen, wie in internationalen Abkommen festgelegt." FREE ALL SHIPS! Geo Barents & Louise Michel & Sea Eye 4 & Mare*Go & Aurora & ...

see also: + alarmphone.org + borderline-europe.de + women-in-exile.net + + iuventa-crew.org + sea-watch.org + mvlouisemichel.org + seapunks.de + + iwspace.de + queer-refugees.de + thecaravan.org + thevoiceforum.org + + seebruecke.org + sea-eye.org + swla.eu + lnob.net + wir-packens-an.info + + mare-go.de + resqship.org + r42-sailtraining.org + compass-collective.org + + sos-humanity.org + mission-lifeline.de + msf.org + sosmediterranee.org + + antifainfoblatt: festung europa ignorierte notrufe aus kalkül + + noborderassembly.blackblogs.org + borderlesscollective.org + + abschiebezentrumverhindern.noblogs.org +

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