In the Kreuzberg neighborhood of Berlin, violent clashes with the police are not unusual. The neighborhood is particularly renowned for its May 1st revolts. Yet one of the largest police operations in the history of Kreuzberg was undertaken on June 24, 2014. Depending on the source, between 900 and 1700 police arrived to evict the […]
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20.2.2018
Aino KorvensyrjäDisagreement in the Heart of Europe – On the Self-Organized Refugee Movement in Germany
Ninety-Five Theses from Wittenberg – a Skype-interview with Salomon Wantchoucou
Salomon Wantchoucou is a refugee and activist living in Germany. In 2009, the, he founded the Refugee Initiative Möhlau-Wittenberg together with other inhabitants of the Möhlau reception center in Sachsen-Anhalt. These isolated, run-down barracks are typical of the German asylum housing system, but the conditions in this one were particularly inhumane. The local government agreed […]
Translator’s note: What Do We Owe to the Sans-papiers Movement?
In March of 1996, a group of African migrants occupied the church of St. Ambroise in Paris. The occupation lasted only four days, yet sparked an expansive movement which opposed new limitations on migrants’ rights and deportations. The movement called itself Sans-papiers, those without papers. The central demand was “Papers for all”. Groups were created […]
Welcome to Hungary, welcome to Europe
In Hungary, the European Union’s policy of “securing the borders” finds expression in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s support of a “homogenous culture” without immigrants. Consequently, asylum-seekers and refugees who are fleeing war, poverty and ecological catastrophe are forced to struggle with an opaque asylum process and inhumane conditions in the refugee camps run by the […]
Amsterdam – Accra
23 Apr 2014 Dep: 15h 10 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) 589 A: So you filmed a deportation? S: As I entered the aircraft, I heard that somebody was screaming in the back. Eli was already there, and told me that they wanted to deport someone. I asked a stewardess what was happening. She answered […]
Free advice for foreigners on Mondays
Do you know how to get a work permit in Finland? Did you receive a negative asylum decision and are afraid of deportation? Are you unsure about how to apply for a student permit extension? Do you want to know how family ties are defined in the Finnish Aliens law? Do you find it difficult […]
Join Free Movement Network
Join Free Movement Network to improve migrants’ rights and change unjust migration policies! We act in various ways: you can participate in organizing events or give practical help for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers. So all kinds of people and skills are most welcome! You can join us by sending email to [email protected] and by […]
