[de] last week's decision by the lebanese parliament to improve the employment situation of palestinians has gained wide media attention and praise around the world. in fact, however, the reform hardly changes the refugees' dire conditions in lebanon. (...) [read more]
[de][es][it][fr] on 26 june, about 300 migrants and solidarity activists occupied a park right besides the seat of the swiss government in bern. they've been protesting against switzerland's inhuman asylum and migration policy and demand the collective regularisation of the country's undocumented migrants. unlike other european countries, switzerland has been refusing to regularize the approximately 100.00 to 200.000 undocumented migrants living in the country. through its extremely harsh and restrictive asylum and migration policy, switzerland aims at making itself 'as unattractive as possible' for asylum-seekers in order to 'protect' itself from immigrants.
the 8-minute clip provides a brief insight into the action. migrants and supporters tell about their problems and demands.
the short documentary can be downloaded here and watched here on youtube.
[de][es][it][fr] on 19 april, a barrack on a plot belonging to the freight depot of zurich's railway station was squatted and revived. the barrack has been empty for more than a year. the canton of zurich plans to build a new police and justice center for 570 million swiss francs (US$ 500 million) on the plot.
as a result of a police raid and the destruction of the zurich autonomous school on the city's outskirts in january 2010, the grassroots association "education for all" was forced to relocate again. after several stops the association has now restarted to operate in the squatted barrack at the freight depot. "eduaction for all" is part of zurich's right-to-stay collective. for more than a year it's been offering german courses for hundreds of illegalized refugees and migrants as well as asylum seekers whose applications are being processed. the association advocates the right to education, migration and asylum.
the 10-minute video provides an insight into the autonomous school, while students and teachers depict their points of view. the short documentary can be downloaded here and watched here on youtube.
[de][es] human rights organisations have been demanding an independent inquiry into the death of a nigerian asylum seeker who died while being deported and a stop to all forced repatriations. (...) [read more]
[عر][de][it][fr] nahr al-bared refugee camp has still not recovered from the devastating war in 2007 during which it was destroyed. the lebanese army has been keeping a tight grip on the camp and the 20.000 displaced palestinians that have returned so far. the army's siege seriously hampers the camp's economic recovery, as access is restricted and the area was declared a military zone. a recent survey found that the army's presence and measures are considered a difficulty by 98 per cent of nahr al-bared's business owners. the army meanwhile justifies its presence as necessary to the preservation of the safety of the people. this 30-minute film documents various consequences of the siege on nahr al-bared. merchants and artisans explain their specific problems and the UNRWA project manager, a project coordinator of the palestinian-arab women league, the president of nahr al-bared's merchants' committee and a researcher provide their views and thoughts on the issue. the short documentary can be downloaded here and watched here (part 1/2/3) on youtube.
[de] after the palestinian refugee camp nahr al-bared was totally destroyed in a war in 2007, the lebanese government promised the 30.000 refugees a quick reconstruction and the return to the camp. however, the government's words haven't materialized yet, while the camp remains under the tight grip of the lebanese army. (...) [read more]
[de][fr] more than two years after the end of the fighting, the war-torn palestinian refugee camp of nahr al-bared, located in northern lebanon, is far from the model the lebanese government has promised the camp would become. instead, reconstruction of the camp is delayed, the area is a military zone with restricted access, and the camp's economy is stalled and residents are largely unemployed. (...) [read more]
[de][fr] recent inter-factional clashes in lebanon's ain al-hilweh refugee camp once more illustrated the fragile security situation in some of its palestinian camps. lebanese plans to take over security within the camps are rejected by the palestinians. (...) [read more]
[de] the zurich police have raided and demolished an autonomously run school where undocumented migrants held language classes. the raid came as the swiss government admitted that its harsh treatment of undocumented asylum-seekers has partly failed, and following an announcement that it is again planning a revision of federal asylum law. (...) [read more]
[de][es][fr] the hip-hop beats ringing through the muddy, unlit streets of the burnt-out palestinian refugee camp nahr al-bared seem incongruous. but the rhymes are camp-grown - and courageous. (...) [read more]
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