Member of Dutch Parliament Liesbeth van Tongeren comes to Morocco in support of the campaign

Liesbeth van Tongeren from the Green Left Party arrived in the early afternoon in Smir Harbor to welcome the ship. When she tried to enter the harbor together with Ibtissame Betty Lachgar and other members of MAIL and Women on Waves, she was also stopped by the police. As the ship was forced to leave Morocco and sailed to Cueta, Liesbeth traveled to Cueta, s spanish enclave 4 kilometers from Smir, to visit the ship and meet its captains.

liesbeth van tongeren and captains ship myra and margreet

Press Conference in Rabat, 8-10-2012

We are giving this press conference to explain our campaign, share with you…

مركب نساء على أمواج يبحر في ميناء سمير


ميرا: أبحرنا حول الميناء, رأينا العديد من رجال الشرطة يغمرهم التوتر و الغضب و…

Abortion ship forced to leave by Moroccan authories.

After the harbor of Smir was completely closed off by the Moroccan police

Video footage: distributing Safe Abortion Information in front of entrance Smir Harbor, Morocco

Video Footage from October 4th, 2012
After we learned that the Moroccan…

Moroccan Authorities Close Down Harbor of Smir.

Moroccan warships block entrance of Women on Waves ship in the harbor of Smir.

Abortion ship will arrive in Smir, Morocco, Today!

For immediate release October 3 rd, 2012:

“Abortion ship will arrive in Smir

"سفينة الإجهاض ستزور المغرب قريبا."

Press release
حركة مالي (الحركة البديلة للحريات الفردية) والمنظمة الهولندية…

ردود فعل السلطات المغربية اتجاه نساء حملة منظمة نساء علي الأمواج و حركة مالي…

Invitation to visit the Women on Waves ship

Dear women's rights defender,

MALI and Women on Waves would like to invite you…

Academic paper

Julia Ellis Kahana wrote her final thesis for the sociology department of Brown…