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The Civil Fleet
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A news blog and podcast focused on the activist-led refugee rescue and support missions across Fortress Europe: civilfleet.com / email: info@civilfleet.com

The Civil Fleet Podcast is on all podcast services, and on Youtube: youtube.com/@thecivilfleet
🚨🎧 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!
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Journalist Lorenzo D’Agostino tells us about sailing from Spain to Gaza on the Global Sumud Flotilla.

He tells us about the repeated drone attacks on the flotilla's boats, how he and the activists were kidnapped by the IDF, and about their awful treatment in prison.
October 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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@sosmediterranee.org's Patrick tells us how the Libyan Coastguard's circled the Ocean Viking refugee rescue ship and peppered it with bullets.

Despite the attack, the EU says it will continue to fund and work with the Libyan Coastguards.

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October 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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David Yambio of @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social tells us about ‘The Book of Shame,’ which documents UNHCR's failures in Libya, Niger and Tunisia.

He also tells us how he found out that the Italian state had used an Israeli spy firm to tap his phone.

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October 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Activists from Grupa Granica and Szpila tell The Civil Fleet Podcast how solidarity with refugees was put on trial in Poland.

They tell us about the awful situation people-on-the-move face at the Poland-Belarus border, and how the government is only making it worse
September 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Manon & Camille from f.Lotta tell us about the protests taking place across Europe this weekend demanding #FreeMovement for all and an end to Fortress Europe’s murderous policies

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September 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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@jfcrisp.bsky.social tells The Civil Fleet Podcast about United Against Inhumanity's new manifesto, demanding European government treat refugees, asylum-seekers and people-on-the-move with dignity.

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August 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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@sosmediterranee.org’s Lucille tells us how the Ocean Viking found 25 survivors adrift at sea — out of ~60 who fled Libya, in March ’24.

And about a Frontex report that later admitted multiple authorities ‘likely’ violated the right to life by failing to launch a rescue
August 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚨 New episode! 🎧

@picumofficial.bsky.social's Silvia tells us how the EU criminalised at least 142 people for solidarity with migrants last year, how activists were harassed & spied on, and how 91 people faced criminal charges for crossing borders

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July 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Migrants rights campaigner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social tells us why the UK Home Office should be dismantled.

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July 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE:

Cetta & Daniel of @maltamigrationarchive.org tell us about exposing:
• the Maltese government's refusal to save refugee lives
• how it ignores civilian rescuers
• pressurises commercial ships not to rescue
• and how it organises pushbacks with the Libyan coastguards.
July 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🚨 Episode 71: Dead Children and Distant Ports

Doctors Hannah & James tell us about a rescue in May when the crew of @resqship.bsky.social's Nadir found 60+ people, including 2 dead babies, in the Med

And how soon after that, the Italian authorities detained the ship, preventing further rescues.
June 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🚨 NEW EPISODE🚨

In this episode, @en.sea-watch.org search-and-rescue coordinator Hendrik tells us about the rescue of 32 people abandoned on a gas rig in the central Mediterranean

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May 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM