By Susan H. Smith | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – Over nearly five years, the small German charity Sea-Watch has saved more than 37,000 lives. But xenophobia and repression threaten its survival. The Sea-Watch 3 is the only rescue ship currently operating in the Central Mediterranean Sea. (Sea-Watch) At the height of the Syrian […]
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