Malta ‘denies’ Defend Europe anti-migrant boat

Aid groups applaud Maltese government, saying snub sends ‘a clear message against the politics of hate and extremism’.

• Al Jazeera

Malta has said a vessel carrying anti-migrant and anti-refugee activists was “not welcome”, allegedly denying the boat from docking on its shore.

Far-right members of the Defend Europe group, who were aboard the C-Star vessel, said they were denied port access and a request for water sent out to the vessel, according to a statement on the group’s Facebook page.

A government spokesman said the boat had not asked to dock in Malta, but indicated that such a…

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