We have saved more than 14,000 lives at sea. Today we are being investigated for aiding illegal immigration. Solidarity is not a crime, stand by #iuventa10!
You have been rescued by our ship #iuventa? We need your help! Please get in touch if you are willing to testify in court and tell your story #DefendSolidarity
Pia Klemp — the captain of a controversial ship that rescued thousands of stranded migrants in the Mediterranean Sea — has refused to accept a medal for her work.
"We do not need authorities deciding about who is a 'hero' and who is 'illegal,'" she said.
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BREAKING: Earlier today we were called by about 50ppl in distress in the central #Med. They had left from #Libya last night. We obtained their GPS position & informed authorities & @openarms_fund as they were in the vicinity. Now #OpenArms carried out a successful SAR operation!
La celebrazione della vita: ecco i bambini, le donne e gli uomini salvati oggi pomeriggio dal mare e dall'inferno libico. Grazie a chi sostiene la nostra missione, siamo idealmente tutte e tutti a bordo. Viva #Mediterranea.
The so-called Libyan Coast Guard assigned us a Libyan port for the 65 persons on board. We have rejected this instruction.
The EU-funded Coast Guard requests us to violate int. law. We will not return the rescued persons to Libyan torture camps. #AlanKurdi
🔴 "Ich habe beschlossen in den Hafen von Lampedusa einzufahren. Ich weiß was ich riskiere, aber die 42 Geretteten sind erschöpft. Ich bringe sie jetzt in Sicherheit."
14 Tage hat die EU die #SeaWatch3 im Stich gelassen. Unsere Kapitänin hat keine Wahl. https://t.co/4dUEWlpQJB
#iuventaLog
Two years ago today, we were patrolling in the Central Mediterranean, the deadliest border of the world. We didn't know it yet, but we were spied on by an undercover cop. Now we risk 20 years in prison. This is what really happened on 18 June 2017:
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#iuventaLog Two years ago today, we were on the Mediterranean Sea, patrolling the deadliest border of the world. We didn't know it yet, but on June 18 we were spied on by an undercover Italian cop. His false allegations could bring us to jail for 20 years: https://t.co/GNDgouWFYd
Tonight, we won the Paul Grüninger Award worth 50,000 Swiss Franks. Our love goes out to all the amazing people in Europe standing in solidarity with refugees and migrants every day. This prize is also yours #DefendSolidarity#iuventa10
Uns drohen 20 Jahre Knast, weil wir 14.000 Menschen das Leben gerettet haben. Nächste Woche bekommen wir einen Menschenrechtspreis! Teilt unsere PM: https://t.co/bhFvQSY25s
🔴 Pressekonferenz mit #iuventa10 & Anwalt Nicola Canestrini aus 🇮🇹
Mo. 6.Mai
10 – 11 Uhr
Aquarium #Berlin
We have saved more than 14,000 lives at sea. Today we are being investigated for aiding illegal immigration. Solidarity is not a crime, join our fight: https://t.co/BNf7LtmTe6