The undersigned organizations demand the release of the Coordinator of the Council of Sub-Saharan Migrants in Morocco (CMSM) and the dropping of all legal charges against him.
These organizations denounce the repression being meted out against members and leaders of migrant organizations in Morocco over the past several days.

Statewatch and Migreurop reply to the European Ombudsman about the fundamental rights strategy of Frontex.

Final press release n°10.

Yesterday 19th of July, the last events of the July Boats4People campaign took place in Lampedusa. While an in-depth evaluation of the campaign and the planning of next steps will take place in the coming weeks, we may already say that the campaign was a success. These last weeks were however marked by several tragic events that prove that the closure of the EU’s maritime borders remains as deadly as ever.
One year ago, in response to the growing number of deaths at sea that occurred (…)

Press release n°9

Boats4People’s first action at sea is coming to an end. However, it is important to stress that the project is called upon to continue, and not only through its networking, legal analysis and litigation, observation and data collection activities.
Awareness-raising actions have already taken place simultaneously with the flottilla: Calais, Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Paris, Amsterdam, Tilburg, etc. This type of action will continue to lend visibility to the project everywhere in (…)

Press release n°8

After a short crossing from Tunisia, Oloferne arrived at the port of Lampedusa
This Sunday, July 15, 2012 at midnight, the Oloferne left Tunisia to Lampedusa with a new team on board. The crossing was an opportunity for self-study and discussions on legal and technical aspects of sea rescue and repression of migration in the Sicilian Channel.
As described in many accounts of migrants gathered by Boats 4 People, we were overflown by aircrafts patrols while coming close to the Italian (…)