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Statement by 29 academics on Italy seizing the rescue boat Open Arms Italian authorities have seized the Spanish NGO rescue boat ‘Open Arms’ and have initiated criminal investigations against the NGO coordinator and the captain of the boat. The ‘Open Arms’ had refused to hand over to the Libyan coast guard 218 people it had rescued in international waters, while Italy claims that they were obliged
https://rwi.lu.se/app/uploads/2018/03/Open-Arms-statement-def.pdf - 2026-05-19
