Italy ends NGO planes search operations

Italy has stopped two planes used by NGOs to search for migrant boats navigating from African coast to Europe in the Mediterranean. Neue Eskalation: Italien verweigert Starterlaubnis und hindert damit die Flugzeuge #Moonbird und #Colibri an der #Seenotrettung. https://t.co/5RgkL39l4V — Matthias Monroy (@matthimon) August 27, 2019 The planes – Moonbird and Colibri – have been…

Sea-Watch blames EU for migrant piracy

Malta informed its navy has seized control of a tanker ship hijacked by migrants in the Mediterranean, according to a government statement. (Image above: illustration). 📝PRESS RELEASE: #ELHIBRU1 yesterday boarded by @Armed_Forces_MT in #Malta 🇲🇹waters & escorted to MT after report by captain of threats to to change course & enter MT illegally. 100 immigrants disembarked,…