Paths of Peace: the way towards a future of peace and brotherhood
From September 10th to 12th I was invited to attend the event Paths of Peace organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio in the German cities of Münster and Osnabrück. Both…
19 year old Rojee Adbi and her 12 year old sister Oljana - Syrian Kurds from Afrin village. Had fled persecution and war in their homeland and were rescued from a boat carrying 65 off the coast of Greece. Their father remained in Syria and refused to travel by sea. Their mother was already in Germany and they were desperate to escape the war and be with their mother and continue their educations in safety.
Rojee and Oljana: war and the denial of education
Rojee and Oljana are 19 and 12, and are Syrian Kurds and who come from a city in Northern Syria called Afrin. War has overturned their peaceful lives and pushed…
MOAS Phoenix rescues
New developments in MOAS Operations to keep hope alive
Dear Friend of MOAS, Three years ago, the Phoenix was heading to the search and rescue (SAR) zone for the first time, ready to start its life-saving mission at sea.…
What’s criminal in wishing to live? Story of a Syrian family in search of safety
In November 2016, the MOAS crew operating in the Central Mediterranean rescued a Syrian family made up of four people: Hamed, the father (70); Sheriffa, the mother (61) and their…
MOAS Phoenix rescues
Yemen: a forgotten crisis, an ongoing tragedy
Between August 8th and 10th two shipwrecks occurred just off Yemen’s shores, and victims appear to have died in atrocious circumstances after being deliberately drowned by smugglers. The first drowning…
Safety in their eyes
In July 2017, arrivals decreased by more than 50% compared to the same month in 2016. Nevertheless, people still talk about “being invaded” and limiting migration flows as much as…
MOAS: 3 years out at sea to save human lives
Migration is undeniably the defining issue of our era. Despite being rooted in human history and a distinctive feature of mankind, it is now being presented as something tragically new.…
Fradhin: from the nightmare of slavery to the dream of freedom
“My dream is to be alive”, this how Fradhin Ali starts his story after being rescued by the MOAS crew. He is 20 and comes from Sudan. In Sudan there…
Regin aCatrambone with Jasmin age 26 years from from Dakar, Senegal (born in Thies) with her 4 year old daughter Adisia.he husband had to remain in Libya as he could not get a place on the boat.
At sea we are all the same
I was born in Reggio Calabria and I have spent most of my life close to the sea. By choice or by chance I have always lived near the sea,…
Rape as a weapon of war
With MOAS being at the forefront of the current humanitarian crisis delivering post-rescue care, I have experienced first-hand the appalling consequences of rape and impunity on women’s bodies. After being…
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