MV Louise Michel<p>Yesterday at least 9 people died in front of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lampedusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lampedusa</span></a></p><p>At least 9 people, including 1 infant, have died following a shipwreck in Maltese waters. According to the 23 survivors, several people are still missing.</p><p>While people are losing their lives in search of a safe and dignified life in Europe, the EU is simultaneously digging the grave for the right to asylum. </p><p>Yesterday, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a> adopted <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CEAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CEAS</span></a>, which drastically restricts the rights of people seeking protection, criminalising and dehumanising them.</p><p>We demand safe escape routes for all! Freedom of movement for all! That the EU no longer lets anyone drown in the Mediterranean!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/stopgeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stopgeas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/stopceas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stopceas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sar</span></a></p>