Tag: Italy
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11-year-old rescued alone in the Mediterranean: Coastguard searches for dozens dead off Lampedusa
A girl from Sierra Leone was adrift in the Mediterranean for several days after a migrant boat from Tunisia sank. An aid organisation from Wendland rescued the child from drowning. 12 miles off the Italian island of Lampedusa, a German…
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EU civil protection for sea rescue: Organisations want to deploy Brussels mechanism in the Mediterranean
A dozen organisations are proposing an EU-led rescue programme in the Mediterranean. The Left Party in the Bundestag had already campaigned for this in 2020. However, there is one obstacle. On the occasion of the vote on the new EU…
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New extradition case in the ‘Budapest complex’: Hungary has activist living in Italy arrested in Paris
Following the arrest of Albanian-Italian activist Gino in Paris, MEP Ilaria Salis has sharply criticised the authorities. The first hearing on the possible extradition to Hungary is due to take place on Wednesday. At the behest of the Hungarian Public…
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Demand for EU directive for refugees: 15 German organisations criticise persecution as “smugglers”
Human rights organisations are calling on the German government to take a stand against the criminalisation of refugees and solidarity in Europe. They are also calling for safe and legal escape routes. 15 human rights organisations based in Germany, including…
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The first civil rescue ship in the Mediterranean was financed by millionaires, the second by families from Brandenburg
Exactly ten years ago, the “Phoenix” set out to rescue refugees on their way to Europe by sea, followed a year later by the “Sea-Watch”. The approaches behind them could not be more different. “Heroes at sea” was the title…
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Şengal delegation stopped at Munich airport: Order justified with “foreign policy relations of Germany”
Five members of a delegation were stopped by the German Federal Police on their way to a commemorative event marking the 10th anniversary of the IS genocide against Yezidis. The justification raises questions. Five self-described “young” members of a delegation…