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Charity rescue boats have been facing intense scrutiny by Italian authorities (Photo: SOS Mediterranee)

Even altruistic rescuers risk lengthy prison under draft EU bill, warns study

A European Parliament study earlier this week has raised alarm over a counter-smuggling EU bill that may lead to lengthy prison sentences for people helping prospective asylum seekers.

Aside from exposing a slew of problems in the draft facilitation directive,

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Charity rescue boats have been facing intense scrutiny by Italian authorities (Photo: SOS Mediterranee)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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