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A march of support for private humanitarian ships rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean Sea was held Saturday in Berlin, the AP reported.
Rescue vessels of non-profit, non-governmental organizations are under increasing pressure from the Italian authorities and from other countries. Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini accused them of providing "taxis" to smugglers based in Libya and closed all ports in the country
A few thousand people gathered in central Berlin on Saturday . Many participants wore orange lifejackets on their heads, symbol of refugees and migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea
Similar protests are planned Saturday in other cities of Germany
The most Large case of migrants rescued in Italy and Malta refused to let them enter their ports, was the case of a ship of the German humanitarian organization Mission Lifeline.
The ship of the German Lifeline mission rescued 234 migrants at the end of June on the Libyan coast.
Last month, the Maltese Prime Minister, Muscat, after the agreement reached between the eight states of the European Union on the allocation of passengers granted refugee status, gave him permission to enter the port. Later, Norway joined them
The Maltese prosecutor had meanwhile asked the order to confiscate this ship. His captain, Claus-Peter Reisch (57), was indicted by the Maltese court in Vallette for violating Lifeline's registration rules and illegal entry into Maltese waters
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