Fleeing our country is not a crime: we are here to stay!
We are 2 of the many people that are faced with rejection of our asylum claim. We are from Pakistan and many of our friends are being taken out of their beds by the police in the morning and forced on planes to Pakistan against their will. We are making a stand against ALL deportations and for a fair and just asylum procedure. Therefore we will protest against this inhumane treatment and call for:
Demonstration – Thursday 16th of November 16.00
In front of the BAMF on Bundesallee 44, 10715 Berlin
U7/U9 Berliner Straße
German asylum practices
During only the first six months of 2017, 11.247 Pakistanis received a rejection of their asylum claim in Germany. This creates an atmosphere of fear and despair within the community. In 2016, more than 6000 persons with Pakistani nationality left Germany. Many of them were put on airplanes to Pakistan or other EU member states. Many others were pushed to take a “voluntary” decision of leaving.
Since 2010, the readmission agreement between Pakistan and the EU has come into effect, which makes it easier to get rid of “unwanted persons” by cooperating, among other by giving access to databases for the confirmation of identities as well as passport substitution for carrying out deportations.
In Berlin, deportation attempts were reported to have taken place before the obligation to leave the country was communicated. Officials who carry out deportations have lately been appearing in civil clothing which makes it possible for them to act even more unexpectedly. Deportations have officially been happening unannounced since the asylum law tightenings of 2015. New laws, such as the “Gesetz zur besseren Durchsetzung der Ausreisepflicht” (29.07.2016), allow for even more state control and violence.
Why Pakistan is not safe
After deportation, people face charges due to Pakistan’s immigration laws and go to jail. The Pakistani government’s Emigration Ordinance of 1979 foresees prison sentences of up to five years for nationals that violate provisions of the ordinance when emigrating or exiting the country.
The Post-Deportation Monitoring Network reports post-deportation risks, such as monetary extortions, detention and torture in Pakistan. The Pakistani police practices arbitrary detention on false charges to extort money.
Stop deportations
That is why we will take to the streets and demand:
– Cease the readmission agreement of the EU with Pakistan!
– See us as humans and not as representatives of a nation!
– We want to stay and have a fair and just procedure!
– Stop legitimization of racism in asylum practices and in our accommodation centers!
– Stop all deportations!
Our stories: we are two refugees from Pakistan and we are in Berlin. These are our stories:
Usman
My name is Usman. I am from Pakistan which I left in 2015. My nose is broken, my hand is burned and my body has suffered from several cuts. I cannot hear from one ear. All those injuries were caused by the Pakistani begging mafia. Like many others, I was kidnapped as a child by this mafia that forced me to beg in the streets. They hurt me and inflicted these visible injuries in order to optimize my chances to earn money for them. I was taken across the country and forced to beg in nearly every city. When I tried to resist they punished me by beating me up. Some hostages were killed after trying to escape. I have no education and neither have I learned to read nor write.
After approximately 13 years, another hostage helped me to escape which we managed to do somewhere in the Punjab region. The two of us eventually entered Europe from Turkey to Greece where we were put in an orphanage. Soon thereafter, we joined a bigger group of refugees who were walking northwards and then I reached Germany. Now I live in Berlin as an asylum seeker. At some point I heard about a Pakistani community playing cricket in Tempelhof. I went there to play with them and met some people from the Stop Deportation Group which I am now a part of. I have found support in the group, among other for the attempt to find my family in Pakistan.
My claim for asylum has been rejected, and the German authorities are trying to deport me. I am kindly asking for understanding of my situation. How am I supposed to return to Pakistan where I do not have any connections? Neither do I know where I am from nor who my family is. My friends and network, with whom I am associated are here in Berlin where I want to stay.
Saeed
I am Muhammad Saeed and I come from Pakistan. I am 45 years old and I live in Berlin. My asylum claim was rejected. I need medical supervision for my heart problem. I cannot sleep without a breath-support system / respirator after a half-sided paralysis that I suffered from. Without this machine I could get permanent brain damage or die from oxygen deprivation.
In my home country I am afraid to be hunted down by religious fanatics from my clan who claim that I dishonoured my family by divorcing my wife. I received many threats before I left the country.
I am kindly asking for help in my situation. I am in great fear to get deported and I just want to live without permanent fear.
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Unser Land zu verlassen ist kein Verbrechen: Wir sind hier um zu bleiben!
Wir sind zwei der vielen Menschen, die mit der Ablehnung ihres Asylantrags konfrontiert sind [1]. Wir sind aus Pakistan und viele unserer Freunde werden morgens von der Polizei aus ihren Betten geholt und gegen ihren Willen in Flugzeuge nach Pakistan gezwungen. Wir stellen uns gegen ALLE Abschiebungen und treten für ein faires und gerechtes Asylverfahren ein. Deswegen werden wir gegen diese unmenschliche Behandlung protestieren und rufen auf zur
Demonstration – Donnerstag, 16. November 16.00 Uhr
Vor dem BAMF in der Bundesallee 44
U7/U9 Berliner Straße
Deutsche Asylpraxis
In den ersten sechs Monaten des Jahres 2017 erhielten 11.247 Pakistanis eine Ablehnung ihres Asylantrags in Deutschland [3]. Dies schafft eine Atmosphäre von Angst und Frustration innerhalb der Community. Im Jahr 2016 verließen mehr als 6000 Personen mit pakistanischer Staatsangehörigkeit Deutschland [4]. Viele wurden in Flugzeuge nach Pakistan oder in andere EU-Mitgliedsstaaten gezwungen. Viele andere wurden dazu gedrängt, eine “freiwillige” Rückkehr anzutreten.
Seit 2010 ist das Rückübernahmeabkommen zwischen Pakistan und der EU in Kraft. Durch die Kooperation ist es einfacher, die “unerwünschten Menschen” loszuwerden, unter anderem durch den Zugriff auf Datenbanken, den Abgleich personenbezogener Daten, sowie durch den für die Durchführung von Deportationen notwendigen Passersatz [5].
In Berlin wurde von Abschiebungsversuchen berichtet, bevor die Ausreisepflicht kommuniziert wurde. Zudem sind in letzter Zeit Beamte in Zivilkleidung zur Abschiebung erschienen, was es diesen ermöglicht, noch unerwarteter zu handeln. Abschiebungen sollen seit den Asylrechtsverschärfungen von 2015 offiziell unangekündigt erfolgen [6]. Weitere rechtliche Neuerungen wie das “Gesetz zur besseren Durchsetzung der Ausreisepflicht” (29.07.2016) erlauben noch mehr staatliche Kontrolle und Gewalt [7].
Warum Pakistan nicht sicher ist
Nach der Abschiebung werden die Menschen aufgrund der Einwanderungsgesetze Pakistans angeklagt und gehen ins Gefängnis. Die Auswanderungsverordnung der pakistanischen Regierung von 1979 sieht Haftstrafen von bis zu fünf Jahren für Staatsangehörige vor, die gegen die Bestimmungen der Verordnung verstoßen, wenn sie auswandern oder das Land verlassen [8].
Das Post-Deportation-Monitorin
Stop Deportation
Deshalb werden wir auf die Straße gehen und fordern:
– Einstellung des Rückübernahmeabkommens der EU mit Pakistan!
– Sehen Sie uns als Menschen und nicht als Angehörige einer Nation!
– Wir wollen bleiben und ein faires und gerechtes Verfahren haben!
– Stoppt die Legitimierung von Rassismus in Asylpraktiken und in den Unterkünften!
– Stoppt alle Abschiebungen!