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      Tunisia's National Guard Takes Part In An Operation Against Illegal Migration

      When the Rich Get a Global Rescue Mission and the Drowning Poor Get... Nothing

      A story of two sinking vessels in a world of extreme inequality.

      Dan La Botz
      Jun 23, 2023

      The sinking of two vessels—the Andrianna, filled with hundreds of desperate migrants, and the Titan, with a handful of multi-millionaires—provides a vivid picture of the world today. All drowning deaths in the ocean are tragic, and one has to sympathize with the families who have lost loved ones. Yet these events also dramatically demonstrate global economic inequality and injustice.

      Those who died on the Titan have names. Stockton Rush, chief executive and founder of OceanGate, was the pilot of the Titan. Hamis Harding was a British businessman, chairman of Action Aviation based in Dubai, and an explorer. Paul-Henri Nargeolet was director of underwater research for RMS Titanic, Inc., an American firm that owns the rights to the wreck of the Titanic. And finally, Shazad Dawood and his 19-year-old son Sulem Dawood were scions of one of Pakistan’s wealthiest families.

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      Three coffins sit on a gym floor.

      How the EU Weaponizes Time Against Refugees

      Rather than simply a “failed system,” delays in rescue need to be understood as strategic—and deliberate—elements built into Europe's current migration governance.

      Maurice Stierl
      May 20, 2023

      When boats with refugees are at risk of capsizing in the Mediterranean Sea, the speed of rescue operations is essential. Any delay in the emergency response can lead to serious bodily harm or the loss of life.

      Still, offering a speedy response in such situations is not one of Europe’s priorities. In a study recently published in the journalSecurity Dialogue, I argue that time has become increasingly “weaponized” in Mediterranean migration governance.

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      Migrants disembark from the Sea Eye 4 ship in Naples, Italy following a rescue in the Mediterranean Sea on February 6, 2023.

      'Saving Lives Is Not a Crime': UN Expert Tells Italy to Stop Prosecuting Migrant Rescue Teams

      Activists "are being criminalized for their human rights work," said U.N. Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor. "Solidarity is not smuggling."

      Kenny Stancil
      Feb 09, 2023

      Italy must stop criminalizing activists who are rescuing migrants at sea, a United Nations-appointed human rights expert said Thursday, ahead of a trial involving crew members from several non-governmental organizations.

      "The ongoing proceedings against human rights defenders from search and rescue NGOs are a darkening stain on Italy and the E.U.'s commitment to human rights," Mary Lawlor, U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said in a statement.

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