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We Don’t Have to Live Like This (sh.itjust.works)
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Reposting this from Qasim Rashid, esq. on Mastodon.

(I do know this is discoverable from Mastodon but heck consider it a boost).

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[–] dango@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago

This is from 2019: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/12/captain-rescue-boat-faces-20-years-jail-convicted-illegally/

Apparently italy has been harassing this specific captian since at least 2017: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-italy-ngo/italy-seizes-ngo-rescue-boat-for-allegedly-aiding-illegal-migration-idUSKBN1AI21B, and apparently the italian government has been going against multiple rescue boats