Tag: english
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Anti Frontex Days 21-23 May 2016
This year more than ever, we need your support to say NO to the European Union’s migration policies and criminal activities of its border control agency, Frontex. Closing borders and cutting the wealthy Europe off from the countries of South and East – plundered and kept in poverty – aims at preserving inequalities on both…
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The first issue of the newspaper ›Daily Resistance‹ is now out!
It is a newspaper published and written by people, so-called refugees, who don’t accept their disfranchisement by the German state. They write about their fight and share their opinions to reach out to people who are in the same situation. It will be published on a continuous basis. Read the Newspaper-PDF. (You can find the…
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Torture and other Abuses: Turkey, the War in Syria, and the Role of Germany
“Turkish political prisoner and torture victim, in Germany now, faces life in prison if he returns to Turkey, but Germany considers him a terrorist not entitled to asylum based on a Turkish conviction related to torture — torture that bars Germany from deporting him. On the topic of torture the nation of Turkey could teach…
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BOOK ABOUT DETENTION AND CONTROL
Border Watch: Cultures of Immigration, Detention and Control (Anthropology, Culture and Society) by Alexandra Hall (Pluto Press: London and New York, 2012). This book takes an inside look into detention centres and describes in detail everyday encounters between immigrant/detention officials and immigrants. Please click here for the review of this critical book.
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FREE HIKMET!!! NO DEPORTATIONS! Donations for Legal Costs Needed!
On October 9, 2015, our brother and friend HikmetPrizreni was arrested and he is threatened with deportation! On that day Hikmet, accompanied by his brother Kefaet, went on an official visit to the Immigration Authority. The Clerk asked Kefaet to wait outside and secretly called the police. Hikmet was then arrested by the police on…
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Invitation to join and support the Refugee School and University Strike
JOIN THE REFUGEE SCHOOL- AND UNIVERSITY STRIKE: BERLIN: Thursday the 19th of November at 11:00 //Potsdamer Platz # eine Zusammenfassung auf Deutsch findet ihr weiter unten # un résumé en français peut être trouvé ci-dessous Dearest friends, on thursday the 19th of November at 11am at Potsdamer Platz, we will realize the fourth Refugee School…
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Mumia Abu-Jamal on Oury Jalloh in 2007
Death in Cell # 5 [Column written 03/04/07] © 2007 Mumia Abu-Jamal A Sierra Leonean refugee named Oury Jalloh burned to death in Cell No. 5 in the city of Dessau, Germany. The Date: January 7, 2005. Police at the station have called it a simple case of suicide. His friends and fellows have raised serious…
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FREE HIKMET! Fight for Hikmet’s right to live in Germany
English Below alle bleiben! uploaded a new video: “FREIHEIT und Bleiberecht für HIKMET” Am 09.10.2015 wurde unser Bruder und Freund Hikmet Prizreni verhaftet und ihm droht die Abschiebung! Als Hikmet seinen Bruder Kefaet zu einem Amtsbesuch begleitete, bat ihn die Sachbearbeiterin kurz vor der Tür zu warten und verständigte insgeheim die Polizei. Hikmet wurde daraufhin…
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The Refugee Guide Berlin is out!
The Sleeping Place Orga Group has just created a print and digital version of the Refugee Guide Berlin in English. About: This booklet is made for you – refugees living in Berlin, with or without papers, especially for those, who have just arrived and need some orientation. It will help you to get information on…
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Start of the Basketball Beats Community Season (U12 / U14)
The season begins this weekend and it should be rather interesting. We have some good teams and dedicated coaches. This Sunday the 20th we have two home games. U 12 game starts at 10, the u 14 game starts at 12 We plan to take a group photo after the u 14 game Come a…