Criminalisation of Solidarity

Since the seizure of IUVENTA, the criminalization of people on the move and those showing solidarity seems to be a common recipe to consolidate Fortress Europe. It has become a daily reality for those who defend the most fundamental human rights like the right to life and physical integrity.

Since the seizure of IUVENTA, the criminalization of people on the move and those showing solidarity seems to be a common recipe to consolidate Fortress Europe. It has become a daily reality for those who defend the most fundamental human rights like the right to life and physical integrity.

But first and foremost these policies have deadly consequences for those people who are forced by war, expulsion, land theft and resource exploitation to seek refuge, security and protection in Europe – winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

“Formal” or “actual” criminal prosecution is used extensively to intimidate people and to rob them of their financial and material resources. Rescue ships are prevented from leaving the port. Those who show solidarity end up in pre-trial detention, get sentenced to prison, or are stuck in long and expensive trials… Help for people in need is actively prevented.

These legal methods and political tactics, which seem to be commonplace today – whether in silence or actively pursued – were first tested in the pilot case of the rescue ship IUVENTA.

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