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23. January 2020 Admissions now! 140 minors are in acute danger of their lives
140 minors are in acute danger of their lives, the German government is just watching how these people suffer."We see many children, including babies, suffering from diseases like diabetes, asthma and heart disease. They are forced to live in tents, … -
22. January 2020 Government of North Rhine-Westphalia against reception
At the moment 29 municipalities declared being a safe harbour for refugees in North Rhine-Westphalia. Since the situation in Greek refugee camps on the islands is getting worse, the lack of basic infrastructure and shelter for people in winter time, … -
21. January 2020 Pozzallo öffnet Hafen für Ocean Viking - 39 Menschen in Sicherheit
Four days ago the crew of Ocean Viking was able to take 39 people in distress on board in a difficult rescue operation in heavy swell. The people had fled from the violence in Libyan torture camps and the battles … -
20. January 2020 Maas demands sea rescue - we demand actions not words
Foreign Minister Maas demands the relaunch of the EU rescue mission SOPHIA. We say: Mr Maas, this must not remain a demand, it must become reality.At the weekend, the German Government held a conference on Libya to pacify the civil … -
19. January 2020 Cities&federal states ready to accept minors - CDU&SPD blocking solidarity
15 cities and 8 federal states are ready to accept minors from Greece! We are experiencing an unbelievably high level of sympathy and willingness to help from all over Germany: we receive news almost daily that "safe harbour" cities would … -
18. January 2020 SEEBRÜCKE demands: Evacuation of the Libyan camps
Our event with Pro Asyl yesterday on the situation of refugees in Libya has once again made it clear that the “EU-Libya-Deal”, funded with nearly 400 million euros, is a preventable catastrophe and the outcome of the externalisation of EU-borders. … -
17. January 2020 Finally! Open Arms and SW3 were assigned a Safe Harbour!
Both the Sea-Watch 3 and the Open Arms were assigned a port of safety yesterday.The Italian cities of Taranto and Messina, unlike Tripoli or Tunis, are ports of safety because they provide a necessary asylum procedure for those seeking protection … -
14. January 2020 Only 2 days left: SEEBRÜCKE meets Sally Hayden - Take part in Berlin or via livestream!
Recently we have written a lot about Libya, because the situation there is getting worse and worse.For this reason, we will be doing an event on Thursday, 16.01.2020 from 18:30 h in the Caroline-Michaelis-Straße 1, Berlin. You can find the … -
14. January 2020 Safe Harbours remain receptive - We must act NOW!
Yesterday together with receptive municipalities we reaffirmed our demand to make municipal reception possible. But the Federal Ministry of the Interior keeps blocking the initiatives of those cities and municipalities which are ready to help.Meanwhile about 4,000 unaccompanied minors are … -
11. January 2020 Humanitarian crisis in greek camps
While Steffen Seibert, the spokesman of the German government, has stated that Germany has "coped well with the high number of asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016", the BAMF has published that in 2018, fewer asylum applications have been filed … -
10. January 2020 Sea-Watch 3 rescues 60 people from distress at sea
Hardly released, already rescuing!The Sea-Watch 3 has been released a few days ago after being blocked for six month. Today they rescued 60 people from distress at sea. Every rescue is a relief and at the same time a tragic … -
9. January 2020 Looking for work spaces in Berlin!
Our supra-regional coordination office is looking for work spaces in Berlin! Between 6 and 10 people should have a place to work and roam around there starting in April.Are you looking for new tenants, do you still have room in … -
8. January 2020 2020 begins with drownings off European coasts
The past year is over, the new year will continue in the same way.According to Missing Migrants, 16 people have already died in the first 8 days of the new year while fleeing across the Mediterranean. The number of unreported … -
7. January 2020 Exoneration for the captain of Mission LIFELINE
Justice wins! Claus-Peter Reisch, the captain of the rescue ship Lifeline, was exonerated today. This is a great victory for sea rescue. Malta accused him and the association Mission Lifeline of having registered the ship incorrectly. They have now been … -
5. January 2020 Federal Ministry of the Interior stops helpfulness of cities and municipalities
39 people rescued from distress at sea were taken in by Rheinland-Pfalz in 2019. Although six cities in the state have already declared themselves safe harbours, the federal government has still not given permission to enforce its decisions on the … -
3. January 2020 Libya is not safe
"We have no safe shelter solutions to offer to refugees and migrants in Libya today. Those who think they can provide such solutions should provide them," says Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR's special envoy for the Central Mediterranean situation. With this, a … -
2. January 2020 Thanks for all the support in 2019!
The year 2019 is about to pass. A year in which the EU lets people drown in the Mediterranean and imprison them in Libya. In Greece they are locked up in overcrowded camps, and in the Balkans they are subjected … -
1. January 2020 Sea-Watch 3 back in the Search-and-Rescue-Zone
After 6 long months of blockade the Sea-Watch 3 finally left the port of Licata this morning and starts its next rescue mission in the central Mediterranean.She is urgently needed there and we are happy that she is finally back!We … -
30. December 2019 Alan Kurdi has a Safe Harbour - Libyans fleeing from civil war
Alan Kurdi has a safe haven! This morning the rescue ship with 32 people rescued from distress at sea was able to enter a Safe Harbour in Sicily. It is good that the ship was assigned a Safe Harbour relatively … -
27. December 2019 Alan Kurdi rescues 32 people
The rescue ship Alan Kurdi of the organization Sea-Eye rescued 32 people from distress at sea tonight. Despite the winter weather, people in need keep trying to cross over to Europe, no matter how hopeless it may seem. Whether they … -
26. December 2019 No rescue on the Danube
On Monday, a boat with six refugees capsized on the Danube in Serbia. 2 women died and there is little hope for the remaining four people - including 2 children. This shows once again that we urgently need safe escape … -
24. December 2019 Oh, come, little children, oh, come, all of you!
Germany is not willing to take in 4,000 children who are starving, freezing and some dying as a result of their flight? This is perhaps the picture that CDU, FDP, SPD and AFD want to convey. On the other hand, … -
23. December 2019 The rescued people on the Ocean Viking need a safe harbour
The rescue ship Ocean Viking has rescued 162 people from distress at sea and has been waiting for a safe harbour for 3 days. A ship is NOT a safe place for people in distress, now a hurricane-like storm with … -
20. December 2019 Ocean Viking saves 112 people.
🔴BREAKING: Ocean Viking saves 112 people. In the early hours of the morning, Ocean Viking found an inflatable boat with 112 refugees and carried out a successful rescue. Among the rescued people are 24 women and 38 children. The boat … -
19. December 2019 Sea-Watch 3 is free
The best news today comes from Sea-Watch: After more than 5 months of blockade Sea-Watch 3 is finally free again. We hope that Sea-Watch 3 will soon be back in the central Mediterranean to continue its life-saving mission. WELCOME BACK! … -
18. December 2019 Libyan civil war continues
The civil war in Libya continues, the people who have fled and civilians* suffer most from the bloody fighting - for months already! Now there are reports that the eastern militias under General Haftar (LNA) are planning a new attack … -
11. December 2019 Sea-Watch 3 now under German flag
The Sea-Watch 3 has been registered under the German flag since the beginning of December. The reason: The Netherlands, which had previously been the flag state of the ship, did not fulfil its responsibility as a flag state. Instead, they … -
10. December 2019 Germany did not take in any of the refugees of the Sea-Watch 3 until today
In spite of media-friendly promises, the federal government has not yet taken in any of the refugees who were rescued by Sea-Watch 3 in June under Captain Carola Rackete. The Federal Ministry of the Interior had promised its Italian colleagues* … -
8. December 2019 United4Rescue - SEEBRÜCKE is in!
You don't let people drown. Point. For this reason, the SEEBRÜCKE is part of the action alliance "United4Rescue - Rescue Together". We support the civilian sea rescue organizations that act where there is no governmental sea rescue. The Alliance calls … -
26. November 2019 Become a bridge builder - Donate Humanity
Donate humanity for Christmas and support the SEEBRÜCKE with your donation - get a SEEBRÜCKE ship as a bright orange shining sign of support! What do you give for Christmas? Sure: A good book is always good. But what makes … -
25. November 2019 Ocean Viking, Open Arms and Aita Mari have a Safe Harbour
The Ocean Viking has a Safe Harbour: the 213 people on board were allowed to go ashore in Messina, Sicily. On Sunday evening the Open Arms also got a Safe Harbour in Italy after the medical evacuation of 11 people. … -
24. November 2019 New study on the subject of "pull factor"
We hear again and again the accusation that civilian sea rescue ships are a "pull factor". The two researchers Eugenio Cusumano and Matteo Villa have addressed this accusation in their study. The result: no pull factor could be found. Or … -
22. November 2019 366 Humans rescued
The last days in the central Mediterranean were eventful: Since the beginning of the week 366 people could be rescued from drowning in 5 rescue missions, only yesterday three missions took place. For the time being, the people are safely … -
20. November 2019 Ocean Viking rescues 94 people
Today it shows again: the civilian rescue ships in the Mediterranean are needed. 94 people could be saved today by the Ocean Viking of SOS MEDITERRANEE and Doctors without Borders. Among the survivors are 11 women, including 4 pregnant women … -
20. November 2019 Sentenced for helping
A refugee who acts as a 'contact person' for other refugees during a smuggling operation is liable to prosecution for aiding and abetting unauthorised entry. That decided now the Federal High Court (BGH). The justification seems absurd: The 29-year-old Afghan … -
6. November 2019 Statement of the SEEBRÜCKE on the Malta Agreement and the current EU migration policy
The agreement on a temporary reception and distribution mechanism concluded in Malta in September 2019 is nothing more than an emergency aid that can be suspended at any time and is inadequate! It exclusively covers the reception and distribution of … -
2. October 2019 First working meeting "Cities of Safe Harbours"
26 municipalities reaffirm their offer of "additional reception from humanitarian emergencies in the Mediterranean". The Federal Government is to create opportunities for local authorities to take in refugees. A total of 26 German municipalities met on 1 October in Rottenburg … -
25. September 2019 Malta Agreement is no solution!
Today, at an EU meeting in Malta, the interior ministers of Malta, Finland, France, Germany and Italy agreed on an intermediate solution for the reception and distribution of people rescued in the Mediterranean Sea. Finally, there will be a voluntary … -
21. September 2019 SEEBRÜCKE is on strike with FridaysForFuture
What a success: On 20 September, 1.4 million people in Germany went on strike for climate justice! The SEEBRÜCKE was in solidarity. In Berlin, for example, activists* from the SEEBRÜCKE and from Ende Gelände blocked main roads to show that … -
13. September 2019 Evangelical Church Germany sends a ship!
Many thanks to everyone who took part in our campaign "EKD (evangelical church Germany) send a Ship! Because today we say: "Yay, the church sends a ship!" The Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) has indeed decided to … -
6. July 2019 For the Rights of Refugees
More than 40,000 people demonstrate in over one hundred cities for the right to escape & in solidarity with refugees and sea rescue. It was wonderful and great with all of you! We are all the SEEBRÜCKE! Thank you! Together … -
14. June 2019 Two-day SEEBRÜCKE Congress in Berlin ends
Lord Mayor Neher wants to welcome the 53 rescued persons on Sea-Watch 3 in Rottenburg + 12 cities previously founded the alliance "Cities of Safe Harbours". The two-day congress of the SEEBRÜCKE was held under the patronage of the Governing …
