Open Arms rescue ship saves a boat with 40 people including babies and pregnant women
The wooden boat had been traveling for three days from Libya
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‘Italy is not Salvini’: Catalan NGO docks in Naples to defend sea rescue
Proactiva Open Arms returns to country after standoff with anti-immigration politician
EU commissioner to talk to Madrid about 'handling' of Open Arms problem
European Commission official to bring up issue of migrant rescue vessel confined to Barcelona port by Spanish authorities
Catalan parties call for 'immediate' release of migrant rescue ship
Spain prevents Open Arms vessel from leaving Barcelona's port as city awards NGO with Gold Medal
Catalan NGO shortlisted for European Parliament human rights award
Proactiva Open Arms jointly with other search and rescue groups one of three finalists in contention for prestigious prize
Refugee rescue ship arrives in Spain with 87 people on board
Boat from Catalan NGO Proactiva Open Arms docks in Algeciras
‘Buon viaggio’: Salvini mocks Catalan rescue ship with 87 migrants on board
Italy rejects safe harbor for Proactiva Open Arms
Barcelona requests same treatment for Open Arms migrants as those on Aquarius
Catalan NGO fears 60 people rescued in Mediterranean could end up in detention centers
Open Arms ship docked in Italy sails again
Catalan NGO to resume refugee rescue operation a month later
Open Arms to warn migrants of route to Europe’s dangers
Catalan NGO rescuing refugees in the Mediterranean prepares new project in sub-Saharan countries
Open Arms founder ‘worried’ about possible prison sentences for members
Following refugee rescue operation, organization has been accused of “fostering illegal immigration”
Proactiva Open Arms could face prison and €15k per rescued refugee
Three members of the Catalan NGO are under investigation in Italy for allegedly “fostering illegal immigration” and “criminal association”
Italy blocks Proactiva Open Arms refugee rescue ship
Prosecutor in Sicily accuses Catalan-run NGO of fostering illegal immigration
Catalan NGO rescue boat with three migrants not allowed to disembark
Libyan coastguard patrol threatens to shoot waiting Proactiva Open Arms ship
Pro-refugee activist wins 2015 Catalan of the Year Award
The Catalan of the Year Award for 2015 has been given to Òscar Camps, activist and director of the NGO Pro-Activa Open Arms. Pro-Activa Open Arms has been fighting since 2014 to save refugees´ lives in the Aegean Sea and on the island of Lesbos. The other two finalists were prominent journalist Josep Maria Espinàs and Pau Dones, a well-known singer who recently won his battle with colon cancer. The award is organised by the newspaper ‘El Periodico’, and it is decided upon through votes submitted by readers of the newspaper. Also awarded was the group ‘Stop Mare Mortum’ (SMM), for Best Solidarity Initiative, and the Simon Holding Industrial Group, for Best Business Initiative.