The Civil Fleet
@thecivilfleet.bsky.social
A news blog and podcast focused on the activist-led refugee rescue and support missions across Fortress Europe: civilfleet.com / email: [email protected]
The Civil Fleet Podcast is on all podcast services, and on Youtube: youtube.com/@thecivilfleet
The Civil Fleet Podcast is on all podcast services, and on Youtube: youtube.com/@thecivilfleet
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NEW EPISODE: @msfsea.bsky.social’s Juan Matias Gil tells us how the Italian government made it impossible for the medical charity to use its Geo Barents rescue ship.
He also tells us about MSF’s new rescue vessel, the Oyvon –and what happened on its first rescue mission.
He also tells us about MSF’s new rescue vessel, the Oyvon –and what happened on its first rescue mission.
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Today, our Sea-Watch 5 rescued 34 people, including 10 minors. While this is a win against Fortress Europe, the 🇮🇹 government is once again trying to prevent us from saving lives by assigning us the port of la Spezia, far away from the rescue zone. We demand a closer port now.
December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today, our Sea-Watch 5 rescued 34 people, including 10 minors. While this is a win against Fortress Europe, the 🇮🇹 government is once again trying to prevent us from saving lives by assigning us the port of la Spezia, far away from the rescue zone. We demand a closer port now.
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❌ No way! We will not collaborate with anyone who uses violence against refugees and breaks human rights. As a result, we have suspended all operational communication with the Libyan authorities, in accordance with international law and together with the #JusticeFleet. 1/3
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
❌ No way! We will not collaborate with anyone who uses violence against refugees and breaks human rights. As a result, we have suspended all operational communication with the Libyan authorities, in accordance with international law and together with the #JusticeFleet. 1/3
Europe marks Human Rights Day by blocking refugee rescue ship
Humanity 1 detained in Italian port and Sea-Watch calls for closer port as European politicians mull ways to make the deportation of asylum seekers easier
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Humanity 1 detained in Italian port and Sea-Watch calls for closer port as European politicians mull ways to make the deportation of asylum seekers easier
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Europe marks Human Rights Day by blocking refugee rescue ship
Humanity 1 detained in Italian port and Sea-Watch calls for closer port as European politicians mull ways to make the deportation of asylum seekers easier European governments and the EU marked Hum…
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December 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Europe marks Human Rights Day by blocking refugee rescue ship
Humanity 1 detained in Italian port and Sea-Watch calls for closer port as European politicians mull ways to make the deportation of asylum seekers easier
thecivilfleet.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/e...
Humanity 1 detained in Italian port and Sea-Watch calls for closer port as European politicians mull ways to make the deportation of asylum seekers easier
thecivilfleet.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/e...
NEW EPISODE: @msfsea.bsky.social’s Juan Matias Gil tells us how the Italian government made it impossible for the medical charity to use its Geo Barents rescue ship.
He also tells us about MSF’s new rescue vessel, the Oyvon –and what happened on its first rescue mission.
He also tells us about MSF’s new rescue vessel, the Oyvon –and what happened on its first rescue mission.
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
NEW EPISODE: @msfsea.bsky.social’s Juan Matias Gil tells us how the Italian government made it impossible for the medical charity to use its Geo Barents rescue ship.
He also tells us about MSF’s new rescue vessel, the Oyvon –and what happened on its first rescue mission.
He also tells us about MSF’s new rescue vessel, the Oyvon –and what happened on its first rescue mission.
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We need a closer port now! Last night, our Aurora rescued 48 people after an alert from @alarmphone.bsky.social. Soon after, we assisted a second boat with 29 survivors, taken on board by the Italian coastguard. After the 2 cases, fuel is low & our assigned port in Augusta, Sicily, is far.
December 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We need a closer port now! Last night, our Aurora rescued 48 people after an alert from @alarmphone.bsky.social. Soon after, we assisted a second boat with 29 survivors, taken on board by the Italian coastguard. After the 2 cases, fuel is low & our assigned port in Augusta, Sicily, is far.
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We are looking for a Medical Doctor!
📅 12.01. – 16.02.2026
Provide emergency & ongoing care, asses medical evacuations, document treatments, and keep the clinic operational while working closely with the care team.
Apply now! 👉 sos-humanity.org/en/job/medic...
#Hiring
📅 12.01. – 16.02.2026
Provide emergency & ongoing care, asses medical evacuations, document treatments, and keep the clinic operational while working closely with the care team.
Apply now! 👉 sos-humanity.org/en/job/medic...
#Hiring
December 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We are looking for a Medical Doctor!
📅 12.01. – 16.02.2026
Provide emergency & ongoing care, asses medical evacuations, document treatments, and keep the clinic operational while working closely with the care team.
Apply now! 👉 sos-humanity.org/en/job/medic...
#Hiring
📅 12.01. – 16.02.2026
Provide emergency & ongoing care, asses medical evacuations, document treatments, and keep the clinic operational while working closely with the care team.
Apply now! 👉 sos-humanity.org/en/job/medic...
#Hiring
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REVEALED 🚨
Documents uncovered from the National Police Chiefs’ Council show the police knew about bias in the Police National Database facial recognition system for over a year but ignored it after forces complained about missing potential matches.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Documents uncovered from the National Police Chiefs’ Council show the police knew about bias in the Police National Database facial recognition system for over a year but ignored it after forces complained about missing potential matches.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology
Exclusive: System more likely to suggest incorrect matches for images of women and Black people
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
REVEALED 🚨
Documents uncovered from the National Police Chiefs’ Council show the police knew about bias in the Police National Database facial recognition system for over a year but ignored it after forces complained about missing potential matches.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Documents uncovered from the National Police Chiefs’ Council show the police knew about bias in the Police National Database facial recognition system for over a year but ignored it after forces complained about missing potential matches.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Now, due to financial constraints, @ifrc.org must end its mission onboard the Ocean Viking.
We are preparing to return to sea with our own medical and protection teams, we need your support more than ever. You can be part of this lifesaving work by contributing to our mission.
We are preparing to return to sea with our own medical and protection teams, we need your support more than ever. You can be part of this lifesaving work by contributing to our mission.
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Now, due to financial constraints, @ifrc.org must end its mission onboard the Ocean Viking.
We are preparing to return to sea with our own medical and protection teams, we need your support more than ever. You can be part of this lifesaving work by contributing to our mission.
We are preparing to return to sea with our own medical and protection teams, we need your support more than ever. You can be part of this lifesaving work by contributing to our mission.
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For four years, SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC worked side by side to support people rescued from one of the world’s deadliest sea routes. This partnership managed to get people at risk to a place of safety.
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
For four years, SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC worked side by side to support people rescued from one of the world’s deadliest sea routes. This partnership managed to get people at risk to a place of safety.
Keep an eye on your podcast feeds... We've a new episode coming soon!
In the meantime, be sure to listen to episode 83 👇
In the meantime, be sure to listen to episode 83 👇
NEW EPISODE: Diane Taylor, a journalist at the @theguardian.com, talks to us about Britain’s “one-in-one-out” deal with France, and about the British government’s new, even harsher asylum-seeker policies
She also tells us about the refugees on hunger strike against their deportation to France
She also tells us about the refugees on hunger strike against their deportation to France
December 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Keep an eye on your podcast feeds... We've a new episode coming soon!
In the meantime, be sure to listen to episode 83 👇
In the meantime, be sure to listen to episode 83 👇
This is an absolutely terrible state of affairs
🚨EMERGENCY AT THE UK-FRANCE BORDER 🚨 Today we are launching our new collaborative report reveals that people attempting to cross the UK-France border are subjected to horrifying levels of state violence. www.humansforrights.org/state-violence
"You can't stay and you can't go" - State Violence at the UK-France Border — Humans for Rights Network
www.humansforrights.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is an absolutely terrible state of affairs
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A supporter has sent an excellent email to #NationalLottery - a great template to follow if you want to take action via email!
📧 [email protected]
Thank you to the supporter who sent us this. Let's get the #NationalLottery's attention - the more emails the better!
Let's go ❤️🔥💪
📧 [email protected]
Thank you to the supporter who sent us this. Let's get the #NationalLottery's attention - the more emails the better!
Let's go ❤️🔥💪
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A supporter has sent an excellent email to #NationalLottery - a great template to follow if you want to take action via email!
📧 [email protected]
Thank you to the supporter who sent us this. Let's get the #NationalLottery's attention - the more emails the better!
Let's go ❤️🔥💪
📧 [email protected]
Thank you to the supporter who sent us this. Let's get the #NationalLottery's attention - the more emails the better!
Let's go ❤️🔥💪
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Τους τελευταίους μήνες, δεκάδες άτομα που χρήζουν διεθνούς προστασίας δικάζονται μαζικά στην #Κρήτη με την κατηγορία της «διακίνησης». Σε πολλές περιπτώσεις, οι ποινές που επιβάλλονται είναι τεράστιες, ενώ οι νομοθετικές εγγυήσεις προστασίας των #προσφύγων αγνοούνται συστηματικά.
©️ Louise Truc
(1/7)
©️ Louise Truc
(1/7)
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Τους τελευταίους μήνες, δεκάδες άτομα που χρήζουν διεθνούς προστασίας δικάζονται μαζικά στην #Κρήτη με την κατηγορία της «διακίνησης». Σε πολλές περιπτώσεις, οι ποινές που επιβάλλονται είναι τεράστιες, ενώ οι νομοθετικές εγγυήσεις προστασίας των #προσφύγων αγνοούνται συστηματικά.
©️ Louise Truc
(1/7)
©️ Louise Truc
(1/7)
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👇 This is what the #NationalLottery funds and supports by advertising on GB News and X.
Take action 👉 urge #NationalLottery to #StopFundingHate: www.instagram.com/tnluk/
📧 Email: [email protected]
☎️ Call: 0370 737 3983 (8am – 8pm Mon to Sat), (9am – 5pm Sun)
Take action 👉 urge #NationalLottery to #StopFundingHate: www.instagram.com/tnluk/
📧 Email: [email protected]
☎️ Call: 0370 737 3983 (8am – 8pm Mon to Sat), (9am – 5pm Sun)
December 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
👇 This is what the #NationalLottery funds and supports by advertising on GB News and X.
Take action 👉 urge #NationalLottery to #StopFundingHate: www.instagram.com/tnluk/
📧 Email: [email protected]
☎️ Call: 0370 737 3983 (8am – 8pm Mon to Sat), (9am – 5pm Sun)
Take action 👉 urge #NationalLottery to #StopFundingHate: www.instagram.com/tnluk/
📧 Email: [email protected]
☎️ Call: 0370 737 3983 (8am – 8pm Mon to Sat), (9am – 5pm Sun)
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24 humanitarians are on trial in Greece today, facing felony charges for saving lives. This is a disgrace. Humanitarian support defends people on the move and international law when the EU won’t. If this trial goes south, human rights are on the brink. @ec.europa.eu #DropTheCharges
Free Humanitarians
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December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
24 humanitarians are on trial in Greece today, facing felony charges for saving lives. This is a disgrace. Humanitarian support defends people on the move and international law when the EU won’t. If this trial goes south, human rights are on the brink. @ec.europa.eu #DropTheCharges
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Solidarity with @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social and all survivors of Libyan detention & violence. The transfer of El Hishri to the ICC is a crucial step toward justice. People on the move deserve truth, accountability, and safety. No more impunity.
Civil Society Joint Statement: Germany’s surrender of El Hishri to the ICC is a turning point for accountability in the Libya Situation
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, 3 DECEMBER 2025 We, the undersigned civil society organizations, welcome the 1 December 2025 sur
www.refugeesinlibya.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Solidarity with @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social and all survivors of Libyan detention & violence. The transfer of El Hishri to the ICC is a crucial step toward justice. People on the move deserve truth, accountability, and safety. No more impunity.
NEW EPISODE: Diane Taylor, a journalist at the @theguardian.com, talks to us about Britain’s “one-in-one-out” deal with France, and about the British government’s new, even harsher asylum-seeker policies
She also tells us about the refugees on hunger strike against their deportation to France
She also tells us about the refugees on hunger strike against their deportation to France
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
NEW EPISODE: Diane Taylor, a journalist at the @theguardian.com, talks to us about Britain’s “one-in-one-out” deal with France, and about the British government’s new, even harsher asylum-seeker policies
She also tells us about the refugees on hunger strike against their deportation to France
She also tells us about the refugees on hunger strike against their deportation to France
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Italy blocked @soshumanity’s Humanity 1 for refusing to communicate with human rights abusers. Justice Fleet won’t work with actors pushing people back to Libya or attacking people on the move. @ItalyMFA_int, how about supporting human rights?
Humanity 1 provisionally detained in Italy - SOS HUMANITY
Press information: Humanity 1 was provisionally detained in Ortona
sos-humanity.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Italy blocked @soshumanity’s Humanity 1 for refusing to communicate with human rights abusers. Justice Fleet won’t work with actors pushing people back to Libya or attacking people on the move. @ItalyMFA_int, how about supporting human rights?
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Italy blocked @soshumanity’s Humanity 1 for refusing to communicate with human rights abusers. Justice Fleet won’t work with actors pushing people back to Libya or attacking people on the move. @ItalyMFA_int, how about supporting human rights?
December 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Italy blocked @soshumanity’s Humanity 1 for refusing to communicate with human rights abusers. Justice Fleet won’t work with actors pushing people back to Libya or attacking people on the move. @ItalyMFA_int, how about supporting human rights?
We've a new episode coming soon... So keep an eye on your podcast feeds!
In the meantime, be sure to check out episode 82 (and all the others)!.
In the meantime, be sure to check out episode 82 (and all the others)!.
🚨🎧 NEW EPISODE 🛟✊
Peter from The Channel Monitoring Project tells us how the new project plans to monitor people making the dangerous crossing over from France to England.
He tells us how @channelmonitoring.bsky.social hopes to counter the toxicity around this, and how anyone can get involved!
Peter from The Channel Monitoring Project tells us how the new project plans to monitor people making the dangerous crossing over from France to England.
He tells us how @channelmonitoring.bsky.social hopes to counter the toxicity around this, and how anyone can get involved!
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We've a new episode coming soon... So keep an eye on your podcast feeds!
In the meantime, be sure to check out episode 82 (and all the others)!.
In the meantime, be sure to check out episode 82 (and all the others)!.
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🔴Breaking: After rescuing 160 people in two rescues last week, our ship Humanity 1 has been provisionally detained and placed under investigation in Ortona. Why? Because we refused to communicate with the Libyan authorities. 1/3
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🔴Breaking: After rescuing 160 people in two rescues last week, our ship Humanity 1 has been provisionally detained and placed under investigation in Ortona. Why? Because we refused to communicate with the Libyan authorities. 1/3
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🔴Breaking: Once again, people rescued from distress at sea are being denied their right to disembark quickly at a nearby port. The Italian authorities have assigned us #Ortona as a place of safety – 1,300 km and almost 5 days’ transit from the place of rescue. 1/2
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
🔴Breaking: Once again, people rescued from distress at sea are being denied their right to disembark quickly at a nearby port. The Italian authorities have assigned us #Ortona as a place of safety – 1,300 km and almost 5 days’ transit from the place of rescue. 1/2
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After days full of bad weather, yesterday our aircrew was able to start monitoring the situation in the Mediterranean again. Once again, we documented an illegal interception by Libyan militias. These unlawful practices do not go unnoticed.
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
After days full of bad weather, yesterday our aircrew was able to start monitoring the situation in the Mediterranean again. Once again, we documented an illegal interception by Libyan militias. These unlawful practices do not go unnoticed.
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🔴Breaking: Our crew was able to rescue over 80 more people from an unseaworthy boat in distress today. Several people were suffering from burns caused by a mixture of fuel and salt water, seasickness, hypothermia and dehydration. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🔴Breaking: Our crew was able to rescue over 80 more people from an unseaworthy boat in distress today. Several people were suffering from burns caused by a mixture of fuel and salt water, seasickness, hypothermia and dehydration. 1/2