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Melissa Pawson

(She/Her)
Amman, Bristol
As seen in: The Independent (UK), Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News UK, Al Jazeera English, University of Oxford, Yahoo, Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye, openDemocracy, The New Humanitarian and
Covers:  Migration, climate, women, human rights
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Respite and radical alternatives: six days on a rescue ship

Respite and radical alternatives: six days on a rescue ship

Between territories and hostile systems, survivors and crew on a rescue boat imagine radical alternatives thr…

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Migrants 'feared for their lives' as Libyan gunmen fired on rescue ship

Migrants 'feared for their lives' as Libyan gunmen fired on rescue ship

The Libyan coastguard threatened those on board Sea-Watch 5, but it's the NGO ship's captain who is under inv…

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From festive swims to migrant crossings - why every life at sea matters

From festive swims to migrant crossings - why every life at sea matters

A festive tragedy off the Devon coast exposes a brutal truth: when lives are lost at sea, compassion is not a…

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Europe is paying Libya to torture migrants on its behalf

Europe is paying Libya to torture migrants on its behalf

On a rescue ship in the Mediterranean, a survivor tells of their detainment in Libya, which the EU helped to …

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Solidarity beyond silos is our best bet for fighting exploitation

Solidarity beyond silos is our best bet for fighting exploitation

Far-right bullies are on the rise, and exploitation will likely rise with them. Cross-movement organising is …

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As Tunisia tries to force returns, Syrians set sights on Europe

As Tunisia tries to force returns, Syrians set sights on Europe

Syrians living in “hellish” conditions say it’s not safe to return home yet – some hope to cross the Med inst…

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Migrants ‘feared for their lives’ as Libyan gunmen fired on rescue ship

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By Melissa Pawson
| winnmediaskn.com
The Libyan coastguard threatened crew and refugees on board Sea-Watch 5, but it is the NGO ship’s captain who is under investigation. (Al Jazeera) – Yasmin Ibrahim Elzanaty, a lawyer from Egypt, was working as a cultural mediator on a rescue ship a week ago, when shots were fired “right next to me” as the vessel sailed in international waters off Libya. Everyone on board was “terrified”, she told Al Jazeera. “They were shaking … They had only just come out of a s***** situation in Libya.
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Migrants ‘feared for their lives’ as Libyan gunmen fired on rescue ship

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By Melissa Pawson
| Yahoo Verified
After Sea-Watch rescued several people, the NGO said a patrol boat operated by the Libyan coastguard opened fire on its ship and attempted to seize it [Courtesy of Sea-Watch] Shots were fired by armed men on a Libyan coastguard patrol boat at a German-flagged rescue vessel in international waters off Libya, causing fear and chaos among the crew and rescued survivors.
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Europe Is Paying Libya To Torture Migrants On Its Behalf

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By Melissa Pawson
| ZNetwork
The boat took us all by surprise that morning. It was spotted by a crew member on lookout on our top deck, and soon, what had been a pinpoint on the horizon quickly became a distinct wooden boat, tightly packed with people, all waving and shouting. No one was wearing a lifejacket. The crew on our boat, Humanity 1, moved fast. I joined them on one of the lifeboats and watched as those being rescued clambered on board one by one – some laughing and smiling, others seemingly in a state of shock.
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