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Helping is not a crime: A plea for the decriminalisation of lifesavers

15.07.25 – An event organised by the ‘Sicherer Hafen Mannheim’ alliance in cooperation with Medico International e.V. and the Mannheim Evening Academy, supported by the City of Mannheim’s Refugee Fund.

Europe’s deadly isolationism and the fight for freedom of movement @Fusion Festival

28.06.25 – Together with Kerem Schamberger & Valeria Hänsel from Medico International, we held a workshop at ConTent at Fusion Festival on the deadly EU isolation policy & the fight for freedom of movement.

REFUGEES ON TRIAL: Solidarity with criminalised asylum seekers

20.06.25 – On World Refugee Day, we went live in conversation with Free Humanitarians to shed light on criminalization of migration.

EU’s top court rules: Anti-smuggling laws must not violate fundamental rights

In a landmark ruling issued today, the European Union’s highest court declared that helping minors under one’s care to enter the EU to apply for asylum is not a crime.

“EU: Stop criminalising migration in the Facilitator’s Package law” – Joint statement

11.03.25 – 110 civil society organizations strongly condem the proposed reforms to the so-called “Facilitators Package” and reject Europol Regulation.

“Freedom of Movement in Times of Authoritarian Shifts” at HAU Berlin

04.03.25 – Together with medico, we launched to Fund for Freedom of Movement in Berlin.

Kick-Off Event “Fonds for Freedom of Movement” in Frankfurt am Main

09.09.24 – We presented the “Fund for Freedom of Movement” at the medico house in Frankfurt—a new project by de:criminalize and medico.

Fund for freedom of movement

Fund for freedom of movement – a project together with medico international