Chaos Communication Congress

The seizure of the Iuventa (34x64)

: 28, 2017

Speakers: Hendrik, Kathrin How search and rescue in the mediterranean was criminalized The ship „Iuventa“ of the organization „Jugend Rettet“ was seized on August 2nd 2017 by the Italian authorities. The accusations: facilitating illegal immigration, organized crime and possession of weapons. What followed was a smear campaign that had seldomly been seen before. Against „Jugend Rettet“ and all the other NGOs that do search and rescue (SAR) in the mediterranean sea.