Press releases and statements

Joint Statement: Tunisia is Not a Place of Safety for People Rescued at Sea

[PRESS RELEASE] Humanitarian NGOs remain only witness of the bloody catastrophe in the central Mediterranean

[JOINT STATEMENT] Italy’s obstruction of search and rescue activities is endangering people’s lives

[PRESS RELEASE] Ocean Viking detained on false declarations of erratic Libyan patrol vessels violating maritime law.

[PRESS RELEASE] Ocean Viking paying the price for lack of coordination from Libyan maritime authorities with 20-day administrative detention and fine

[STATEMENT] The French Human Rights Consultative Commission calls on France to “defend the effective implementation of migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean”

[PRESS RELEASE] SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC alert to humanitarian crisis as deadly as ever in the Mediterranean

Ocean Viking assists countless boats in distress in the central Mediterranean

[STATEMENT] Ocean Viking is released after 10 days of questionable detention

[STATEMENT] DETENTION OF OCEAN VIKING FIVE DAYS AFTER EU-SPONSORED LIBYAN COASTGUARD FIRES SHOTS NEAR HUMANITARIAN WORKERS.

SOS Mediterranee and IFRC call upon all governments to ensure humanitarians can provide lifesaving support at sea without risking their lives

[PRESS RELEASE] European States’ political choices in the Mediterranean lead to more deaths at sea.