to keep track of the growing numbers of Somali who have been arrested and taken from their homeland, people who are now sitting in foreign lands waiting for foreign 'justice' or have been convicted and must now serve their time. It is hoped that the blog will also raise interest in the bigger issues behind why so many Somali are now sitting in those jails - and who is trying to possess the seas of Somalia and why.http://possessionofthesea.blogspot.com/
"The fishermen, when they lose their fish, they think" - A., a Somali in Germany. Since November 2010, ten Somali citizens are on trial for Piracy in Hamburg, Germany. This blog is about the trial and the background on why fishermen are forced to change their profession.
04 December 2011
New Blog: Possession of the Sea
Of course, the trial against the ten Somali in Hamburg isn't the only such trial - there are currently hundreds of Somali being trialled or are serving their sentences in different countries. We recommend taking a look at a new blog titled "possession of the sea", which provides an overview of the situation. The blog tries