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The Civil Fleet Podcast

May 2, 2026

In this episode, we speak with Esmé, an activist and chef with the Global Sumud Flotilla

 

She tells us about the activist group's humanitarian mission to Gaza, and what she saw during the Israeli navy's raid on the flotilla in international waters off Greece. 

 

She also speaks on the kidnapping of her fellow...


Apr 11, 2026

In this episode we speak with Iftach Cohen, co-founder of Front-LEX, a nonprofit legal organisation challenging EU border violence in court.  

 

Iftach is going to tell us about the Alaa Hamoudi case, a Syrian man who was pushed back from Greece to Turkey by the Greek Coastguards in 2020, right under the eyes of the...


Mar 21, 2026

In this episode we speak with Ame, Alegro, Mirka and Ruben about No Name Kitchen's solidarity activism with people on the move in Bulgaria. 

They tell us about the abuses people on the move face inside the country, the terrible conditions of its migrant detention centres, and how the border guards allowed three Egyptian...


Feb 12, 2026

In this episode, we speak with Frey Lindsay, a journalist with the transparency and civil liberties organisation Statewatch.   


He tells us how the so-called Libyan Coastguard is far from a unified organisation but is, in fact, an amalgamation of groups with different structures and vying allegiances. 


Frey also tells...


Dec 17, 2025

In this episode, we speak with Mustafa, Bairbre and Louise about the treatment of Sudanese refugees in Greece. 

 

Mustafa tells us about the revolution and ongoing proxy war in Sudan. He'll also tell us why he had to flee the country, and the Kafkaesque situation he found himself in after seeking asylum...