The courage of Iranian women – Letter to Nasrin Sotoudeh
Dear Nasrin, I am writing this letter to you, in the hope that sooner or later you will read it. I wish that not only my voice could reach…
Regina Catrambone, co-founder of the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), embraces a Syrian migrant as she disembarks from the MOAS ship Phoenix after it arrived with migrants and a corpse on board, in Catania on the island of Sicily, Italy, May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
International Women’s Day 2019: To women and to their bravery!
Over the years, International Women’s Day has gained a different meaning to me. In the past, it used to be a day to meet friends that I hadn’t met for…
End the War against Children
“Art. 23. Each High Contracting Party shall allow the free passage […] of all consignments of essential foodstuffs, clothing and tonics intended for children under fifteen.” If I read the…
A life on the move without going anywhere: How people get stuck in the limbo of forcible displacement
‘A life on the move’ could be the amazing title of an adventurous movie or a travel book with stunning places to visit. Unfortunately, currently it’s the sad and inhuman…
From MOAS archive
Europe needs more solidarity, empathy and humanity to tackle migration flows
As of June 22nd 2018, 960 migrant deaths were recorded along the Mediterranean route, according to IOM data. Among them, 623 casualties occurred in the Central Mediterranean, 45 in the…
Sacko Soumali, 29, was a Malian trade unionist and was killed in cold blood in Calabria (Italy) June 3, 2018. ANSA/MICHELE ALBANESE
Let’s remain vigilant: don’t forget history
“I was an irregular migrant and an asylum-seeker. I was jailed and forced to work as a slave when I was still a minor in a factory of Auschwitz extermination…
Appeal to Humanity
Since last August 25th around 700,000 Rohingya people have fled Myanmar and sought sanctuary in Bangladesh where they settled among the previous migratory waves of Rohingya, bringing their community to…
Donne e bambini rappresentano fino al 60% della popolazione presente nei campi profughi Rohingya. Qui alcune donne e bambini ricevono assistenza dal nostro staff medico
Rohingya women, a major target of violence both at sea and on land
Three years of MOAS’ missions gave me many chances to better understand the impact of forced migration on children, women and men. Both on land and at sea, I experienced…
Rohingya women and children waiting to receive medical assistance at the MOAS' Aid Stations in Bangladesh
We are the voice of the oppressed Rohingya: three female Nobel laureates raise their voice to defend this persecuted community
Three female Nobel Prize laureates join together to defend the persecuted Rohingya community from human rights abuse, which are so serious to accuse the Burmese government of genocide. Shirin Ebadi…
Gariwo and the first National Day of the Righteous of Humanity in Italy
On March 6th, Italy celebrated the first National Day of the Righteous of Humanity “to honour the men and women who have helped the victims of persecutions and defended human rights…