What’s left of European solidarity?
Article 2, The Lisbon Treaty The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the…
Isman: a ghost generation
Imagine one day your mum tells you that you have to leave home because living there has become impossible. You are only 14 years old. You collect your belongings and…
Kaleidoscope EP, Coldplay: Aliens – A new song to support MOAS’ mission
Since December 2016 Coldplay have supported MOAS as patrons of our mission to save lives at sea. Determined to avoid unnecessary deaths in the Mediterranean and aware of the importance…
An action plan to re-launch European solidarity
On July 4th the European Commission approved an action plan aimed at finding a solution –at least in the short run- to the issue of disembarkations on Italian shores. For…
Nobody decides to become a refugee
Last week around 12,000 people were disembarked on Italian shores after being rescued by 22 ships, mainly run by NGOs, which are operating at sea to assist and rescue an…
A Syrian family fleeing war
Jalal is 29 and comes from Syria. In 2012 he was forced to leave his homeland due to the nefarious consequences of the ongoing civil war. Jalal comes from Deraa…
Resan from Eritrea to Calabria in search of peace and joy
On June 12th in Cosenza the MOAS documentary, "Fishers of Men", was screened as part of a project called Cinema Ambulante. On that occasion, among hundreds of faces, a woman…
What’s left beyond criticism and fake news
On May 29th in Italy a report was issued by Cospe, Carta di Roma and Osservatorio di Pisa to discuss the role of NGOs operating at sea. This report focuses…
Migrants rest on the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship Phoenix after some 700 migrants were rescued from six rubber dinghies and a wooden boat in the the Mediterranean in international waters off the coast of the Libyan city of Sabratha, April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Walls and the illusion of safety
Walls are more and more frequent at the European and global level in a senseless race to protect ourselves and exclude others. Walls, fences, borders and razor wire - with…
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Wonder is the beginning of knowledge
"You know your work, but you want to engage them, you want to know them, and I think this is the best part" This is a quote from the MOAS…