The French anti-immigration group Génération Identitaire is working with Lauren Southern in an initiative to stop the collaboration of migrant “rescue” NGOs and people-smugglers in the Mediterranean. Their goal is to turn back the smugglers’ boats and force them to return their passengers safely to Libya.

Many thanks to Oz-Rita for translating and subtitling this Génération Identitaire video:

Video transcript:

00:00 Hello, I am (unclear) from Génération Identitaire and I wish to bring you the latest

00:04 on our mission: Defend Europe. It will begin in mid-July,

00:08 and aims to show the world the true face of

00:12 the so-called humanitarian NGOs, their collaboration with the people-smuggling mafias

00:16 and the deadly consequences of their actions at sea.

00:20 Our goal is that, like the Australians with their policy of NO WAY, European coastguards

00:24 will systematically turn back the boats of “migrants”.

00:28 This policy allowed the Australian government in a very short time to bring the number of deaths

00:32 at sea to zero, while during the years before this policy 1,200 people had died

00:36 trying to reach the Australian coast.

00:40 On this map from the New York Times one can see that the ships of the NGOs come closer

00:44 each year to Libyan territorial waters. This has the consequence of encouraging more and more

00:48 “migrants” to try their luck on boats that are less and less safe. Inevitably,

00:52 the number of deaths at sea increases. This also increases the

00:56 time needed to transport them to Europe, which would be much shorter if they were returned to Africa,

01:00 lost time that could have been used to save other lives, but this does not seem

01:04 to be the principal priority of these NGOs. During our mission, when we cross paths with ships

01:08 full of illegal immigrants, we will call the Libyan coast guard so that they can rescue them

01:12 while ensuring their safety until their arrival. After their evacuation

01:16 in the direction of Africa, we will systematically sink the people smugglers’ boats

01:20 so that they cannot be re-used, as is the case today. Today we have great news:

01:25 Thanks to our first big fundraiser we were able to pay for the rental of our boat,

01:29 and it is already on the way to the Mediterranean as of yesterday,

01:33 but as you can imagine, the expenses for the success of this big operation are substantial.

01:37 The greater your support, the longer this mission can last,

01:41 and the more effective it will be. And the more efficient it is, the more likely it will

01:45 be renewed next year and for as many years as necessary. If you’d like to support us,