Sea-Watch was founded at the end of 2014 by a group of volunteers who could no longer stand idly by and watch the politically calculated deaths in the Mediterranean.
Every year, thousands of people drown while fleeing across the Mediterranean. Violence at Europe’s external borders serves to isolate and is financed by the EU.
Since 2015 we have been working on the world’s deadliest border and rescuing people – filling a gap that is intended by the state. At the same time, we demand rescue operations from responsible European institutions and publicly campaign for legal escape routes and freedom of movement.
