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The war of Fortress Europe against people on the move is overwhelming.
Preventing by all means the rescue of people on the move escaping from EU-funded hells like Libya means more killings at sea and more illegal push and pullbacks.
The Italian authorities made sure not only to use us as an element of deterrance for 7 years or to seize our boat during that time. They also made sure that the ship could not rescue people ever again after the farcical trial was over.
But in the face of state violence, many of us are resisting and looking for ways to hold them accountable for the deaths and suffering. Once again, we will fight for respect for freedom of movement.
Solidarity And Resistance
And it’s a shitty thing that they do that, but having ships out there that pick people up and bring them to Italy is not the answer either, as those people are facing mortal danger in the first place because they hope to get picked up.
Why are the rescue ships not dropping people off back in North Africa? Why is the crew claiming to fight for “the freedom of movement” and thus supporting illegal migration?
This is a false narrative pushed by right-wing media. By far the most boats make it across with zero help and people certainly do not hope to be picked up as that means they end up in often very shitty camps in countries they don’t want to stay in.
These rescue efforts are real, although of course the often unscrupulous people smugglers are known to care little about the risks involved.
Dropping them back off in Libya is not an option, as that is a highly unsafe country currently having a civil war and local criminal gangs are well known to torture and enslave migrants there.
Edit: and it is also false to say these are illegal immigrants. Even assuming some of them would not be accepted as asylum seekers according to existing laws, you can’t just assume so and many of them are genuine legal asylum seekers.
This post is about state repression of rescue efforts that try to prevent people from drowning in the Mediterranean.
And it’s a shitty thing that they do that, but having ships out there that pick people up and bring them to Italy is not the answer either, as those people are facing mortal danger in the first place because they hope to get picked up.
Why are the rescue ships not dropping people off back in North Africa? Why is the crew claiming to fight for “the freedom of movement” and thus supporting illegal migration?
This is a false narrative pushed by right-wing media. By far the most boats make it across with zero help and people certainly do not hope to be picked up as that means they end up in often very shitty camps in countries they don’t want to stay in.
These rescue efforts are real, although of course the often unscrupulous people smugglers are known to care little about the risks involved.
Dropping them back off in Libya is not an option, as that is a highly unsafe country currently having a civil war and local criminal gangs are well known to torture and enslave migrants there.
Edit: and it is also false to say these are illegal immigrants. Even assuming some of them would not be accepted as asylum seekers according to existing laws, you can’t just assume so and many of them are genuine legal asylum seekers.