Free-ElHiblu3

HEARINGS PROTOCOL

04.03.2021 | First witness is heard in the investigation, almost two years in.
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21.05.2021 | Accused were a calming influence on rescued migrants.
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24.06.2021 | Rescued migrant tells court he saw no weapons.
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13.10.2021 | Witness fined for contempt
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19.11.2021 | Court cannot locate all witnesses
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MEDIA COVERAGE

^{Mark Laurence Zammit}
29.12.21 | Times Malta
"They’re playing with our lives"

^{Sarah Carabott}
18.10.21 | Times Malta
"I have been used as weapon"

^{Kate Vandy}
26.03.21 | BBC Sounds
"Malta and the El Hiblu 3"

^{Jean Mackenzie}
26.03.21 | BBC
"The teenagers pulled from the sea"

^{Dialika Neufeld}
26.03.21 | Spiegel
"How Are We Supposed to Be Terrorists?"

^{Jelka Kretzschmar/ Maurice Stierl}
25.03.21 | Aljazeera
Heroes, not Terrorists

^{Bishop Scicluna}
27.03.21 | Twitter
drop terrorism charges against the El Hiblu

^{Matthew Vella}
27.03.21 | MT Today
Church call on State to drop terror charges

^{Kristina Abela}
28.03.21 | Times Malta
MEPs urge Malta to drop charges

^{Sarah Carabott}
28.03.21 | Times Malta
three teenagers still facing life in jail

^{Zach Campbell}
09/20 | The Atavist
The Rescue

^{Amnesty International}
23.10.19 | statement
THE EL HIBLU 1 CASE

^{Monique Agius}
2019-2020 | Newsbook
El HIBLU 1

^{Valentin Schatz}
31.03.19 | ^{Völkerrechtsblog}
The alleged seizure of the El Hiblu 1

^{Ben Smoke}
20.11.20 | Vice
Three Young Men Face Life in Prison

^{Ben Smoke}
20.11.20 | Vice NL
jongens krijgen misschien levenslang

^{Maria Webb}
20.11.20 | Newsbook
World’s biggest human rights campaign

^{Maurice Stierl}
03.04.19 | Gl. Post
From Migrants to Pirates: How Identities Change

^{Matthew Vella}
20.11.20 | MT Today
Malta plight of ‘ElHiblu3’

ON THE CAMPAIGN

Times Malta, ^EN
Campaign launched for El Hiblu 1 case to be dropped

Malta Today, ^EN
Call to free El Hiblu teens

TAZ, ^DE
Exempel statuieren

La Repubblica, ^IT
Malta, tre migranti ancora accusati di terrorismo

InfoMigrants, ^FR
trois jeunes migrants accusés du détournement d'un navire

MorningStar, ^EN
Malta must drop charges against 3 refugees

La Cimade, ^FR
Malta, tre migranti ancora accusati di terrorismo

Independent,^EN
‘Free the El Hiblu 3 – dismiss the trial immediately’

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