Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Alan Kurdi

  • Libyan Coast Guard: Again shooting instead of rescue

    Libyan Coast Guard: Again shooting instead of rescue

    The EU Commission supports the Libyan Coast Guard financially and with equipment. In at least five cases, the units have used firearms in maritime distress cases outside their territorial waters. Once again, the Libyan Coast Guard has threatened people in…

  • Shots fired at sea rescuers: EU supports competing militias in Libya

    Shots fired at sea rescuers: EU supports competing militias in Libya

    A German public prosecutor’s office is investigating the shooting of the ship “Alan Kurdi”. Its crew could be caught between the fronts of two coastguards equipped and trained by different EU missions. With the General Administration for Coastal Security (GACS)…