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Raport Grupy Granica

• To the European Union
• To the Governments of European Countries
• The European Public

Moria Camp, Lesvos April 16th 2020

We are addressing you from Moria Camp in Lesvos and ask for your help and support. Here in Lesvos almost 24.000 refugees currently live in highly inhuman conditions, with no services, only several hours of water per day and under deplorable hygienic conditions. We see, that now, after a long time, there is an ongoing discussion in the European public about us, about the circumstances we are living in. We would like to thank for all the solidarity, which we got in the last months and days from the European civil society, from all the people, who are not willing to abandon us in these times of the corona-crisis in their countries. We like to thank to all the politicians, communities, towns all over Europe, who declared, they like to receive refugees like us in their neighbourhoods. This give us hope and confidence, that the long and hard way we all have behind us, when we were forced to leave our home countries, was not in vain. We all came to Europe, because we want to live like human beings and because we could not stand the violence, the wars and the persecution we all faced. We were
coming, because our children deserve a better future, where they can live in safety, have access to health services, go to school and have the opportunity to make the most of their lives by using their abilities.

Now we are in a double crisis. We are hostages of circumstances, we are not
responsible for. At first the general living conditions in the Moria camp, which are really horrible and which are degrading us day by day. But now we face the problem of the pandemic danger, which we cannot stand alone. We began to organize our life in misery, we try to protect our dignity, but we cannot fight against a virus without minimal hygienic standards and possibilities to protect us. Any advise how to avoid the spread of Corona even sound illusionary to us:

In the beginning of the crisis, we felt left abandoned and were totally unprepared. We took some measures to self-organize with the support from some, mainly local Greek NGOs to raise awareness and prepare for the worse. During the last weeks, we managed a lot of small steps, cleaned the camp, set up some hand washing stations, printed posters and leaflets and did other activities. While Corona spread in Greece and here in Lesvos, we expected the worst, because this virus in the camp would be like a death sentence for old, sick and other vulnerable individuals.

For the first time, we are able to breath in a bit of relief, since no new cases were reported on the island for more than two weeks. But this does not mean the danger vanishes. In contrary, Moria camp will stay vulnerable for many more months. But for us, the first phase of trying to keep the virus away by all means is over and now we are trying to prepare for the next period of time. In March here in Moria, refugees created several groups like the Moria Corona Awareness Team (MCAT) and Moria White Helmets. We worked very closely together with Greek and International NGOs as well as the local authorities. We also followed the demands and campaigns of the local Greek government for evacuation and call by ourselves to dissolve these camps in Lesvos, Chios, Samos and other islands as soon as possible. But we do see that this will not happen soon. Therefore, we suggest a two-folded strategy for the future. We urge Europe to evacuate the old, sick and vulnerable immediately because there is no protection for them here. This has to include unaccompanied or sick children with their families. In the meanwhile, many important steps can be taken to help the ones who will remain. The steps to address these issues are:

This can and should be done with support of the European Union and EU governments, with the understanding that this is not a long-term solution. These camps violate the laws of international human rights and refugee rights. There should be a consensus among the European governments that these camps need to be dissolved as soon as possible, which realistically means after this Coronavirus pandemic. We, the refugees of Moria camp, under the guidance of MCAT and Moria White Helmets offer our support
and cooperation to any entity ready to assist in this endeavor on a temporary and provisionary level. This strategy also coincides with the desires of the Greek government who have long been requesting the EU’s assistance in taking in refugees, finding a long-term solution and relieving the pressure on the island and its people.

We know how much the Greek citizens on these islands have suffered during the last years and we also call on Europe to assist them in these difficult times. They also ask since a long for a sustainable solution instead of being left alone with this crisis. As we see it, the most plausible solution would be that the governments of the EU make cooperative contracts with the Greek government to provide aid, backing and technical support in order to fix what is fixable while the Coronavirus crisis is ongoing. At the
same time, it is also important to work towards evacuating as many people as possible. This being of the minors, the elderly and those with health conditions, and then working towards a long-term solution for evacuating the island and closing the camps once the crisis has passed. We welcome very much the first steps taken by the Greek Government now to get some of these vulnerable people out of the camps. By addressing the immediate structural needs in Moria camp on a short-term, temporary basis, time will be bought to find a more substantial solution for those currently residing
in Moria, paving the way for Moria and other hot spots to be permanently closed.

We need help to help ourselves. We are willing to do whatever we can do to protect all of us from the ongoing danger of the Coronavirus. We are in Europe and we need Europe to survive!

You can read this article also in the latest issue of Daily Resistance on page 4: https://www.oplatz.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Daily-Resistance-7.pdf

DEUTSCH UNTEN ++ FRANÇAIS CI-DESSOUS

13:30 Start of the bicycle demos
15:00 Start of the rallies with two locations

We are people with and without a history of migration in Brandenburg.
We fight together against racism and deadly borders.
On June 1, 2020 we will meet in Potsdam to say out loud:

Abolish ALL camps:
Apartments instead of collective accommodations!
Evacuate EU camps!

On the streets!
Join in!
We will visit the refugee homes (collective accommodations) by bike. Afterwards there will be 2 rallies in the center of Potsdam.
We invite everyone!

Sign up online so that we have about the same number of people at each event:
https://terminplaner4.dfn.de/abolishallcamps

13:30 Start of the bicycle demos
1. North Route: Start at GU Lerchensteig 49-51 → GU David-Gilly-Str. 5 → Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor)
2. South route: Start at GU Handelshof 20 → GU An der Alten Zauche 2b →GU An den Kopfweiden 30 → State Parliament (Landtag)
3. west route: Start at GU An der Pirschheide 13 → GU Zeppelinstr. 55 → GU Dortustraße 45a → State Parliament (Landtag)
4. Eastern route: Start at GU Grotrianstr. 13 → GU Konsumhof 1-5→ Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor)

15:00 Start of the rallies with two locations:
1. Brandenburger Tor
2. State parliament, bus stop Alter Markt

Please pay attention to the infection protection:
Keep a minimum distance of 1.50 m and wear mouth and nose masks!
Everyone should be able to demonstrate safely!

Demo alliance: Who will participate?
Flüchtlingsrat Brandenburg, We’ll come United Berlin/Brandenburg, Refugees Emancipation, women in exile, International Women* Space, Barnim für Alle, Seebrücke Potsdam, Potsdam Konvoi, polar Potsdam, United Action, FEM- Forum des Empowerments und Teilhabe für Migranten e.V. and individuals

CALL:
Apartments instead of mass accommodation!
Life in collective centres is inhumane. Many people have to live there in confined spaces. They have to share toilet, shower and kitchen with many people.
If the residents have income, they pay up to 400 Euros for a place in a shared room (in Potsdam), in Oberhavel even up to 500 Euros.
There are no rest rooms. This makes especially women and children ill.
Some people live there for many years. They are not allowed to move to another apartment.
They are not allowed to set up their own WLAN. The camps are often on the outskirts or outside of settlements. They often have to walk long distances to the bus stop.
The danger of the Covid-19 virus is very high in homes. “Keep your distance” and disinfection are impossible here. If a person is infected with Covid-19, the whole shelter is quarantined. The narrow living conditions often lead to more and more people becoming infected (e.g. in Hennigsdorf).
We say: This is a crime!

To the local authorities, administrative districts and state government:
In the Corona crisis: People must be able to move into apartments and hotels immediately: Stop the danger of infection in mass accommodations!

Forever:
> Abolish collective housing and shared rooms!
> For the right to live in one’s own apartment – More apartments for everyone!
> Stop the isolation of the residents: Create easy access to schools, culture, public transportation and contacts with neighbours!
> For a self-determined living and life of the residents: They should be allowed to decide for themselves: With whom they live. What they cook. Or what and when they want to eat!
> For more privacy and safe toilets and showers!

Evacuate the EU camps!
We are angry: In refugee camps in Greece tens of thousands of people live behind barbed wire and fences. They seek protection, but are put into camps.
They do not have enough medicine there, no hot water, no toilets and showers.
They cannot protect themselves from diseases like COVID-19.
People’s livelihoods and hopes are being destroyed. Nazis are hunting down the refugees and helpers.
The EU and Germany have the responsibility for the situation. The people cannot use their right of asylum.

To the state government:
> For a state reception program: Brandenburg should immediately take more people from camps in Greece. Legal opinions (https://t1p.de/tyzc, https://t1p.de/v4gx) show that this is possible.

To the local authorities and administrative districts:
> Put pressure on the state and federal government, become “safe harbours” like Teltow, Potsdam, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Schöneiche, Fürstenwalde/Spree and many other municipalities in Germany!
> Makes more family reunifications possible!

We demand a humane, self-determined life for everybody!

#LeaveNoOneBehindNowhere #CloseTheCamps

DEUTSCH
Wir besuchen die Heime (Gemeinschaftsunterkünfte) mit dem Fahrrad.
Danach gibt es 2 Kundgebungen in der Potsdamer Innenstadt.
Wir laden alle ein! Macht mit!

13:30 Start der Fahrraddemos an vier verschiedenen Orten
15:00 Start der Kundgebungen an zwei verschiedenen Orten

Tragt euch online ein, damit wir etwa gleich viele Leute bei den einzelnen Aktionen sind:
https://terminplaner4.dfn.de/abolishallcamps

AUFRUF:
Wohnungen statt Massenunterkünfte!
Das Leben in den Sammelunterkünften ist unmenschlich. Viele Menschen müssen dort auf engem Raum wohnen. Sie müssen sich Toilette, Dusche und Küche mit vielen Menschen teilen.
Wenn die Bewohner*innen Einkommen haben, bezahlen sie für einen Platz in einem Mehrbettzimmer bis zu 400 Euro (in Potsdam), in Oberhavel sogar bis zu 500 Euro. Es gibt keine Ruheräume. Das macht vor allem Frauen und Kinder krank. Manche Menschen wohnen dort viele Jahre lang. Sie dürfen nicht in eine andere Wohnung ziehen. Sie dürfen kein eigenes WLAN haben. Die Lager sind oft am Rand oder außerhalb von Siedlungen. Bis zur Bushaltestelle müssen sie oft lange Wege laufen.
Die Gefahr des Virus‘ Covid-19 ist in Heimen sehr groß. “Abstand halten” und Desinfektion sind hier unmöglich. Wenn ein Mensch mit Covid-19 infiziert ist, wird die ganze Unterkunft unter Quarantäne gestellt. Das enge Wohnen führt häufig dazu, dass immer mehr Menschen sich infizieren (z.B. in Hennigsdorf).
Wir sagen: Das ist ein Verbrechen!

An die Kommunen, Landkreise und Landesregierung:
In der Corona-Krise:
> Die Menschen müssen sofort in Wohnungen und Hotels ziehen können: Stoppt die Infektionsgefahr in den Massenunterkünften!

Für immer:
> Sammelunterkünfte und Mehrbettzimmer abschaffen!
> Für das Recht, in einer eigenen Wohnung zu leben – Mehr Wohnungen für Alle!
> Stoppt die Isolation der Bewohner*innen: Schafft einfachen Zugang zu Schulen, Kultur, öffentlicher Nahverkehr und Kontakte mit Nachbar*innen!
> Für ein selbstbestimmtes Wohnen und Leben der Bewohner*innen: Sie sollen selbst entscheiden dürfen: Mit wem sie wohnen. Was sie kochen. Oder was und wann sie essen möchten!
> Für mehr Privatsphäre und sichere Toiletten und Duschen!

Evakuiert die EU-Lager!
Wir sind wütend: In den Flüchtlingslagern in Griechenland leben zehntausende Menschen hinter Stacheldraht und Zäunen. Sie suchen Schutz, aber werden in Lager gesteckt.
Sie haben dort nicht genug Medizin, kein warmes Wasser, keine eigenen Toiletten und Duschen.
Sie können sich nicht vor Krankheiten wie COVID-19 schützen.
Die Lebensgrundlage und Hoffnungen der Menschen werden zerstört. Nazis machen Jagd auf die Flüchtlinge und Helfer*innen. Die EU und Deutschland haben die Verantwortung für die Situation. Die Menschen können ihr Asylrecht nicht nutzen.

An die Landesregierung:
> Für ein Landesaufnahmeprogramm: Brandenburg soll sofort mehr Menschen aus den Lagern in Griechenland holen. Rechtsgutachten (https://t1p.de/tyzc, https://t1p.de/v4gx) zeigen, dass das möglich ist.

An die Kommunen und Landkreise:
> Macht Druck auf Landes- und Bundesregierung, werdet „Sicherer Hafen“ wie u.a. Teltow, Potsdam, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Schöneiche, Fürstenwalde/Spree und viele andere Kommunen in Deutschland!
> Macht mehr Familienzusammenführungen möglich!

Wir fordern ein menschenwürdiges, selbstbestimmtes Leben für Alle!

#LeaveNoOneBehindNowhere#CloseTheCamps

FRANÇAIS

Nous sommes des personnes avec et sans histoire migratoire dans le Brandebourg.
Nous nous battons ensemble contre le racisme et les frontières meurtrières.
Le 1er juin 2020, nous viendrons uni.e.s à Potsdam, pour dire à voix haute :

Abolition de tous les camps !
Appartements au lieu d’hébergements collectifs !
Évacuation des camps de l’UE !

Descends dans la rue !
Viens avec nous !

Nous rendrons visite aux foyers à vélo
Ensuite, il y aura 4 rassemblements dans le centre ville de Potsdam.

1er juin, Potsdam : Nous invitons tout le monde !

Inscrivez-vous en ligne pour que nous ayons à peu près le même nombre de personnes à chaque événement :
https://terminplaner4.dfn.de/abolishallcamps

13 h 30 : Début des manifs à vélo vers les hébergements partagés
1. route nord : Départ GU Lerchensteig 49-51 → GU David-Gilly-Str. 5 → Brandenburger Tor (Porte de Brandebourg)
2. route sud : Départ GU Handelshof 20 → GU An der Alten Zauche 2b → GU An den Kopfweiden 30 → Parlement
3. route ouest : Départ GU An der Pirschheide 13 → GU Zeppelinstr. 55 → GU Dortustraße 45a → Brandenburger Tor (Porte de Brandebourg)
4. route est : Départ GU Grotrianstr. 13 → GU Konsumhof 1- 5 → Parlement

15h : Début des rassemblements dans deux lieux de Potsdam
1. Porte de Brandebourg
2. Landtag * Arrêt Alter Markt

Veuillez respecter les regles de protection contre les infections
Maintenez une distance minimale de 1,50 m et portez une masque !
Tout le monde devrait pouvoir manifester en toute sécurité !

Alliance : qui va participer ?
Conseil au réfugiés de Brandebourg, We’ll come United Berlin/Brandenbourg, Refugees Emancipation, Women in Exile, International Women* Space, Barnim for All, Seebrücke Potsdam, Potsdam Konvoi, polar Potsdam, United Action, FEM- Forum pour l’autonomisation et la participation des migrants, et personnes isolées

Appartements au lieu d’hébergements collectifs !
La vie dans les centres collectifs est inhumaine. De nombreuses personnes doivent y vivre dans des espaces étroits. Elles doivent partager les toilettes, la douche et la cuisine avec de nombreuses personnes. Lorsque les résidents ont des revenus, ils paient jusqu’à 400 euros pour une place dans une chambre commune (à Potsdam), en Oberhavel jusqu’à 500 euros. Il n’y a pas des salles pour se reposer. Cela rend particulièrement malades les femmes et les enfants.
Certaines personnes y vivent depuis de nombreuses années. Ils ne sont pas autorisés à déménager dans un autre appartement. Ils ne disposent pas de leur propre WIFI. Les camps sont souvent situés à la périphérie ou à l’extérieur des agglomérations urbaines. Ils doivent souvent parcourir de longues distances à pied jusqu’à l’arrêt de bus.
Dans les foyers, le virus Covid-19 est une menace très sérieuse. “Garder la distance” et la désinfection sont impossibles ici là-bas.
Si une personne est infectée par le Covid-19, l’ensemble du foyer est mis en quarantaine. L’espace réduit des logements conduit souvent à un nombre croissant de personnes infectées (par exemple à Hennigsdorf).
Nous disons : “C’est criminel !

Aux municipalités, aux comtés et au gouvernement de Brandebourg :
Dans la crise du Corona : les gens doivent pouvoir déménager immédiatement dans des appartements et des hôtels : Arrêtez le danger d’infection dans les hébergements collectifs !

Pour toujours :
// Suppression des logements collectifs et les des chambres partagées !
// Pour le droit de vivre dans son propre appartement – Plus Davantage d’appartements pour tous !
// Fin de l’isolement des résident.e.s : Faciliter l’accès aux écoles, aux transport publique, à la culture et aux contacts avec des les voisin.e.s !
// Pour une vie et un habitat autodéterminés : Tout le monde doit pouvoir décider avec qui il/elle veut vivre. Quoi cuisiner, ou quoi et quand manger !
// Pour plus d’intimité et des toilettes et douches sûres !

Évacuez les camps de l’UE !
Nous sommes en colère : Dans les camps de réfugiés en Grèce, des dizaines de milliers de personnes vivent derrière des fils barbelés et des grillages. Elles cherchent protection, mais sont mis dans des camps. Il n’ y a pas assez de médicaments là-bas, pas de chauffage, pas d’eau chaude, pas de toilettes, ni de douches propres. Elles ne peuvent pas se protéger des maladies comme le COVID-19. Les moyens de subsistance et les espoirs de la population viennent détruits. Les nazis traquent les réfugiés et les bénévoles. L’UE et l’Allemagne sont responsables de la situation. Les gens ne peuvent pas utiliser le droit d’asile.

Au gouvernement de Brandebourg:
Pour un programme d’accueil : le Brandebourg devrait accueillir immédiatement plus de personnes des camps grecs. Des avis juridiques (https://t1p.de/tyzc, https://t1p.de/v4gx) montrent que cela est possible.

Aux municipalités et aux comtés :
Faites pression sur les gouvernements des États et les gouvernements fédéraux, devenez des “ports sûrs” comme Teltow, Potsdam, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Schöneiche, Fürstenwalde/Spree et bien d’autres municipalités en Allemagne ! Rendez davantage possible le regroupement familial !

Nous exigeons une vie humaine et autodéterminée pour tout le monde !

Pressemitteilung, Potsdam, 28. Mai 2020

Demonstrationen am 1. Juni in Potsdam

Alle Lager abschaffen: Wohnungen statt Massenunterkünfte. EU-Lager evakuieren

Aufrufende Organisationen und Gruppen:

Flüchtlingsrat Brandenburg, We’ll Come United Berlin/Brandenburg, Refugees Emancipation, Women in Exile & Friends, International Women* Space, Barnim für Alle, Seebrücke Potsdam, Potsdam Konvoi, polar Potsdam, United Action, FEM- Forum des Empowerments, Teilhabe für Migranten e.V., Pan-African Women’s Network and Liberation Organization (PAWLO) e.V., Jugendliche ohne Grenzen Brandenburg, WE RISE, Theater X und Einzelpersonen

Am 1. Juni 2020 wird in Potsdam für die Evakuierung und Schließung von Lagern sowohl in den griechischen Hotspots als auch in Brandenburg demonstriert. Ab 13:30 gibt es eine Fahrradsternfahrt zu den Potsdamer Sammelunterkünften, um 15 Uhr finden parallel zwei Kundgebungen am Brandenburger Tor und vor dem Landtag statt. 16 Gruppen und Organisationen und weitere Einzelpersonen rufen gemeinsam auf, sich an dem Protest für gleichen Gesundheitsschutz und ein Recht auf selbstbestimmtes Wohnen für alle Menschen zu beteiligen! „Wegen der Corona-Beschränkungen haben wir entschieden, uns auf vier Fahrraddemos und zwei Kundgebungen aufzuteilen – alle mit den gleichen Forderungen“, erklärt Mustafa Hussien von We’ll Come United Berlin/Brandenburg das Aktionskonzept. Seit Donnerstag dürfen wieder Versammlungen mit bis zu 150 Menschen unter freiem Himmel stattfinden. Selbstverständlich finden die Aktionen unter Einhaltung der Abstandsregeln und mit Mund-Nasen-Schutz statt.

Menschen, die gezwungenermaßen in Massenunterkünften untergebracht werden, wie geflüchtete, obdachlose oder prekär beschäftigte Menschen, sind insbesondere zu Zeiten der Covid-19-Pandemie besonderen Risiken ausgesetzt. Schutzsuchende leben in Brandenburg häufig unter besonders beengten Bedingungen in Sammelunterkünften, in denen Abstandsregeln nicht einhaltbar sind. Hohe Infektionsraten und Kettenquarantänen ganzer Unterkünfte sind die Folge. Außerdem sind Diskriminierungen an der Tagesordnung: So wurde in Doberlug-Kirchhain die einzige Busverbindung von der Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung in die Stadt eingestellt. In Hennigsdorf wurden Geflüchtete, deren Quarantäne endete, mit Bändchen gekennzeichnet. Die Situation ist enorm belastend für die Betroffenen. Nach fünfwöchiger Quarantäne schreibt eine Mutter aus der Hennigsdorfer Sammelunterkunft dazu: „Dies zeigt die Gleichgültigkeit derer, die dies tun. Jedes Problem hat eine Lösung, aber niemand kümmert sich um uns. Ich habe drei Kinder, die in diesem Haus eingesperrt sind. Ich habe keine andere Wahl, als sie mit Cartoons zu unterhalten. Das ist schlecht für ihre Gesundheit, sie werden nervös und traurig. Ich hoffe wirklich, dass die Quarantäne endet, weil ich nicht mehr auf das Leiden meiner Kinder eingehen kann.“

Die Bundesweite Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Psychosozialen Zentren für Flüchtlinge und Folteropfer (BAfF e.V.) hat am 19.05.2020 eine umfassende Recherche zu den „Psychosozialen Folgen des Lebens in Sammelunterkünften für geflüchtete Kinder“ veröffentlicht. Daraus geht hervor: Massenunterkünfte machen Kinder krank; mit der Corona-Krise brechen auch die letzten Schutzfaktoren weg.

Offenbar wird eine Durchseuchung und damit Gefährdung der Bewohner*innen von Sammelunterkünften in vielen Teilen Brandenburgs bewusst in Kauf genommen. Dabei gibt es bereits mehrere einschlägige Gerichtsurteile, die besagen: Abstand halten, Kontaktbeschränkungen und ein effektiver Seuchenschutz sind in Sammelunterkünften nicht möglich. Den positiven Beschlüssen verschiedener Verwaltungsgerichte zur Umverteilung von Geflüchteten aus Sammelunterkünften aufgrund der COVID-19 Pandemie muss nun eine politische Lösung folgen: Es ist längst an der Zeit, dass die Landesregierung Konzepte für die Unterbringung von Geflüchteten in Wohnungen erarbeitet und nicht weiter auf Massenunterbringung setzt. Es bedarf jetzt eines Richtungswechsels, weg von Sammelunterkünften mit Mehrbettzimmern und fehlender Privatsphäre hin zu Wohnungen mit Zugang zu Schulen, öffentlichem Nahverkehr, Kultur und Nachbarschaft.

Im Potsdamer Stadtparlament wird am 3. Juni über einen Antrag zur Auflösung von Gemeinschaftsunterkünften für Flüchtlinge abgestimmt. Der Antrag begründet sich auf das Potsdamer Integrationskonzept, dass eine „zügige Wohnungsversorgung und die strukturelle Verbesserung der Nachbarschaftsverhältnisse“ vorsieht.

EU-Lager evakuieren – Flüchtlingsaufnahme jetzt

Schon lange vor dem Ausbruch der Pandemie machten sich zahlreiche zivilgesellschaftliche Initiativen im Rahmen der Seebrücke-Bewegung für die Aufnahme von Geflüchteten aus den Elendslagern auf den griechischen Inseln stark. Nach wie vor leben dort zehntausende Menschen hinter Stacheldraht und Zäunen, ohne ausreichende medizinische Versorgung, warmes Wasser, eigene Toiletten und Duschen.

Erst vor kurzem hat die Landesregierung gegenüber dem Bund die Bereitschaft zur Aufnahme von unbegleiteten minderjährigen Flüchtlingen aus griechischen Flüchtlingslagern erneuert. Das kann nur ein Anfang sein. Neben unbegleiteten minderjährigen Flüchtlingen müssen auch Kranke, Alte, Familien und Alleinreisende gerettet werden. Das Demo-Bündnis fordert die Landesregierung auf, mit einem  Landesaufnahmeprogramm dem Leiden der Schutzsuchenden in den griechischen Hotspots endlich ein Ende zu setzen und das Anliegen der vielen solidarischen Initiativen in Brandenburg ernst zu nehmen. Aus mehreren Rechtsgutachten (März 2020: Redeker, Sellner, Dahs; März 2020: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung) geht hervor, dass die Bundesländer auch eigenständig und ohne Zustimmung der Bundesregierung agieren können, um Schutzsuchende aufzunehmen.

Teltow, Potsdam, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Schöneiche, Fürstenwalde/Spree und Neuruppin sind bereits „sichere Häfen“ in Brandenburg. Das Bündnis ruft weitere Landkreise und Kommunen dazu auf, sich anzuschließen, um nun auch die Landes- und Bundesregierung zum Handeln zu bewegen.

Informationen zur Demonstration am 01. Juni in Potsdam

13:30 Uhr Start der Fahrrad-Demos

1. Nord-Route: Start an GU Lerchensteig 49-51 → GU David-Gilly-Str. 5 → Brandenburger Tor

2. Süd-Route: Start an GU Handelshof 20 → GU An der Alten Zauche 2b →GU An den Kopfweiden 30 → Landtag

3. West-Route: Start an GU An der Pirschheide 13 → GU Zeppelinstr. 55 → GU Dortustraße 45a → Landtag

4. Ost-Route: Start an GU Grotrianstr. 13 → GU Konsumhof 1-5 → Brandenburger Tor

15:00 Uhr Start der Kundgebungen in Potsdams Innenstadt
zeitgleich am Brandenburger Tor, und Landtag, Haltestelle Alter Markt

Zur Koordinierung der Teilnehmer*innen der Fahrradsternfahrt wird dieser Kalender genutzt: https://terminplaner4.dfn.de/abolishallcamps. Damit alle Teilnehmenden sicher demonstrieren können, muss der Mindestabstand von 1,50 m eingehalten und ein Mund-Nasen-Schutz getragen werden!

#LeaveNoOneBehindNowhere #CloseTheCamps

Flüchtlingsrat BrandenburgI Rudolf-Breitscheid-Str. 164 I 14482 Potsdam
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Der 6. Februar 2014 erinnert uns an einen Tag des Trauerns und des Zorns. Mehr als 30 Migrant*innen afrikanischer Herkunft wurden von der spanischen Grenzpolizei (Guardia Civil) getötet, als sie sich den Weg zu den europäischen Küsten erkämpften. Allerdings zählt die Polizei in ihrem Bericht nur 14 Tote und eine Vermisste.

Diese Handlungen verstoßen gegen die Genfer Konvention und die Internationale Menschenrechtskonvention, die die Freizügigkeit und die Gleichberechtigung für alle verkünden. Was wir heute anprangern, ist die Straffreiheit und die Verantwortungslosigkeit der Staaten der Europäischen Union und des Maghreb.

Wir verurteilen auch die Gleichgültigkeit der europäischen Zivilgesellschaft gegenüber diesen Morden an den Grenzen und innerhalb des europäischen Territoriums.

Diese Gleichgültigkeit fördert rassistische Handlungen und fördert die Kontinuität dieser Ideologie in Europa.
Wir zitieren hier den Fall Oury Jalloh, wo das Magdeburger Gericht ein Verbrechen der deutschen Polizei anerkennt und gleichzeitig seine Straffreiheit gewährleistet!

Die Zahl der Todesfälle von Migrant*innen an den europäischen Grenzen nimmt zu, ebenso wie die Zahl der Angriffe auf die Menschen und Häuser von Migrant*innen. So ist die Sicherheit und das Leben der Migrant*innen, nachdem sie den Gefahren auf dem Weg überlebt haben, bei weitem nicht von den europäischen Staaten gewährleistet.

Wir fordern:

• Stopp den Morden von Migrant*innen an den europäischen Grenzen durch die Polizei, die Armee und die Frontex-Agentur
• Die politische und moralische Verantwortung der Staaten der Europäischen Union und des Maghreb für die Verbrechen ihrer Polizei und Armee.
• Stopp den Misshandlungen von Migrant*innen auf dem Weg nach Europa
• Faire Visumerteilung an beiden Ufern des Mittelmeers: gleiche Visapolitik für afrikanische und europäische Bürger*innen.

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#‎WeatherAegean: United Rescue issues an IMPORTANT warning for the Aegean Sea: A huge storm is expected Saturday the 16th of January and Sunday the 17th of January which will be a thunderstorm on some of the islands accompanied by high waves. Also, snow is expected to fall on some of the islands in the Aegean Sea with a significant drop in temperatures. Dear refugee friends, please cancel all crossings.

تحذير هام :
عاصفة قوية محملة بالأمطار و الثلوج ستضرب المناطق و الجزر المطلة على بحر إيجه . مما سيسبب ارتفاع عالي بمستوى أمواج البحر و ذلك في تاريخ السادس عشر و السابع عشر من شهر كانون الثاني و الذي يصادف أيام السبت و الأحد الرجاء من الاخوة المهاجرين اخذ الحيطة و الحذر و عدم تعريض انفسهم و اطفالهم لخطر الغرق و الموت
أخي المهاجر سلامتك و سلامة اطفالك أولا

A larger update on the EU borderzones by the activists from Are You Syrious?

17.1.2016 Balkan route and some Northern EU countries

AYS DAILY NEWS DIGEST 16/1/2016 /// STOP THE SIEGE IN DEIR EZZOR /// HUGE STORM EXPECTED IN THE AEGEAN SEA CONTINUES ON SUNDAY /// THREE ARRESTED VOLUNTEERS IN GREECE RELEASED /// TURKISH COASTGUARD CUTS FUEL PIPES ON REFUGEE BOAT LEAVING IN STRANDED IN AEGEAN /// FIVE DEAD BODIES; LIKELY REFUGEES; FOUND NEAR SAMOS /// SNOWSTORMS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 72 HOURS IN SERBIA, REFUGEES ARE ADVISED NOT TO TRAVEL BY FOOT DURING THAT TIME /// QUESTIONABLE DETENTION METHODS FOR MIGRANTS AND INADEQUATE CONDITIONS IN THE DETENTION CENTRE IN SLOVENIA /// ALL OCCUPIED DWELLING CLEARED FROM THE JUNGE AREA INTENDED FOR BULLDOZING /// THE FIRST GROUP OF ASSYLUM SEEKERS TO BE RELOCATED TO THE NETHERLANDS ON FRIDAY ///

‪#‎SYRIA: We at AYS would like to draw attention to yet another city under siege and ask the appropriate authorities to intervene as they did in ‪#‎Madaya. And we ask you all to share this information as much as you can in order to raise awareness and help stop another siege – the one at ‪#‎DeirEzzor. It is our duty and responsibility to raise our voices and help those in need in every way we can. More than 200.000 are under siege in this Syrian city, by ISIS and the government regime. There is no food, no electricity, no medicines and water is available only for 2 to 3 hours per week.
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‪#‎TURKEY: Volunteers notice that in ‪#‎Izmir, through which it is believed that over 75% of refugees pass in order to get to Greece, women remain together with their children in tea shops while the men are out dealing, finding a way to get across the Aegean. They got the information that many refugees were deceived into believing that the Turkish mafia or others were legitimate salespeople and would sell them a spot on a boat and then never showed up. Volunteers notice that everyone is on the lookout for one another and that desperation abounds.

NY Times reports on the information from Anadolu Agency, says that The Turkish authorities briefly detained 27 scholars on Friday, accusing them of spreading “terrorism propaganda” and of insulting the state after they signed a petition denouncing the military’s campaign against Kurdish militants in southeastern Turkey. Most of the scholars were from Kocaeli University in northwestern Turkey and were detained in early-morning raids on their homes. By Friday evening, all had been released, according to Turkish news media reports. All 27 scholars were among more than 1,000 academics from 90 Turkish universities who signed a public statement, “We Won’t Be a Party to This Crime,” that urged the government in Ankara, the capital, to end the “deliberate massacre” of Kurds caught in clashes between Turkish security forces and militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K.
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‪#‎GREECE: According to UNHCR, 4,150 people arrived yesterday to this country, which is an increase of 43.2% in comparison to the day before (Jan 14th). UNHCR also says that the in the period from Jan 1st to Jan 11th, 44% of refugees were men, 21% women and 35 % children, that most of the refugees came from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, and in lesser numbers from Iran, Morocco and Pakistan. Yesterday, 2,663 people arrived to ‪#‎Lesvos, 1,085 to ‪#‎Chios, 291 to ‪#‎Samos, 59 to ‪#‎Kos, no one to ‪#‎Leros, and 11 Southern Dodecanese, while1,551 person departed from the islands to the mainland.

Instead of a general overview, we are bringing you what a volunteer at Lesvos islan, @BenGow, wrote in his post today: „These are interesting times, there seems to be a shift in atmosphere. Reports of boats being paddled for five hours, with the two emergency paddles and hands, to the Greek shore, because the Turkish coastguard cut the fuel lines. Just this morning I hear a boat came in at 5am, packed with exhausted, shivering people and crying children. Some of the petrol from cut pipes flowed into the boat. All breathed in the petrol fumes, and a five month pregnant women was sick and vomiting on shore. While here in Greece, three Spanish lifeguards have been arrested for towing in a stranded dinghy with 51 refugees, and charged with human trafficking (…).

This follows moves to require volunteers and NGOs to register with police, and an agreement between authorities on Lesvos and the International Rescue Committee that effectively gives the IRC control over aid efforts in the north of the island. Frontex has shut down a spotting station run by volunteers. Used to spot the boats from Turkey, it sent signals to the beach crews alerting them where boats were landing. Greece came under pressure to “secure Europe’s borders”, threatened even with exclusion from Schengen, accused that it wasn’t doing enough to control the refugee exodus. (…).

The first actions are to close down infrastructure like soup kitchens and the watchtower, and establish fast deportation routes back to Turkey, without the option to claim asylum here, and arrest volunteers. Independent volunteers can act quickly and provide support and avoid the bureaucracy that slows larger NGO’s down. The evidence is here for all to see that when we all work together the results are incredible. Every day I can see if it weren’t for the small NGOs and individual volunteers stepping up to help a lot of people would have drowned, starved or died of hypothermia and lack of medical treatment. What’s happening in Greece is the inevitable outcome of a Europe that doesn’t know what to do with itself. The problem is not “too many NGOs.” It’s “too little action, too late, by those who should be acting.” The atmosphere seems to have turned as cold as the winter storms threatening the horizon.“
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#‎WeatherAegean: United Rescue issues an IMPORTANT warning for the Aegean Sea: A huge storm is expected Saturday the 16th of January and Sunday the 17th of January which will be a thunderstorm on some of the islands accompanied by high waves. Also, snow is expected to fall on some of the islands in the Aegean Sea with a significant drop in temperatures. Dear refugee friends, please cancel all crossings.
‪#‎IslandsBoats: By 8PM not one boat has arrived to Lesvos. Also, due to very strong winds prevailing in the Aegean Sea today, the BLUE STAR PATMOS – one of the 3 ships chartered for the transportation of refugees from Lesvos and #Chios to ‪#‎Piraeus – scheduled to arrive #Piraeus-E1 tomorrow Sun17/1 at 9:30 AM is stuck at Chios port on its way to ‪#‎Mytilene port of Lesvos island.

Two volunteers from Team Humanity and three from Proem Aid teams who were arrested and charged with people trafficking were released today at the court in Mytilene where they waited for the decision for 10 hours. In their post, Team Humanity stated that everyone was released on a €5,000 bail each, except for one member, Salam Aldeens, on a €10,000 bail and he is the only one who cannot leave Greece until next trial which might take 18 months. He has to show up at the Police Station once a week. It is not clear whether the bail of the other team member, Mos Abbassi needs to be paid up front or whether he can leave the country or not.

Sirius Help reports that the last night (10pm-7am) patrol on the southern coast of Lesbos island became more dramatic than usual. They assisted the mooring of 6 boats and 220 passengers including approximately 50 small children to go on shore. The engine of one of the boats stopped 30m from shore at 2 meters deep water. Three volunteers including SIRIUS.HELP team’s Dalma swam to push and pull it to ground. Also, they report on a boat which was approaching the coastline, and the early alert reached the team around 5am. The boat was packed with exhausted, shivering people and crying children. As Sirius team learned, the Turkish Coast Guard impeded them, cut the fuel pipes and abandoned the rudderless, tumbling boat. Petrol from cut pipes flowed partly into the boat. All breathed in the petrol fume. A fifth month pregnant women fall ill and continued vomiting on shore. People rowed with the two emergency paddles and their hands to get closer to the Greek coast. Fortunately, there was a qualified technician who made an effort to fix the unusable engine. After 3 hours of hard work he succeeded. This is how the otherwise 30-minute trip lasted for 5 hours, with people frightened of dying. 90% of the people in the boat were Syrians fleeing from the war.

Regarding the new introduction of mandatory registration for volunteers in Lesvos (and according to some information also in Chios) that we reported about in one of our last news digests, it will start sometime next week at the Ministry of the Aegean building (there is also a plan for introducing on-line registration system). You should go to this office with your passport/ID and register as a volunteer – whether part of an NGO or an independent. You will fill out forms and declare any special qualifications you have and intend to apply on your volunteer work. Those with life-saving qualifications need to register at the port police as well. Some volunteers’ groups report on the similar police request to record data of the volunteers belonging to organizations and independent groups on Chios.

Volunteers from Lesvos at ‪#‎Moria Olive Grove Medical barn inform that a few official changes have been made to the operation of the camp which means volunteers now have to move most of their medical personnel to the inside of the camp to support the compound clinic on the other side. The barn will now be used as a storage area for doctors to store medicines and also grab medical supplies. The barn will also be used as a resting and break point for the medical staff who will also be patrolling the registration queues and the camp in general to make sure everybody gets a chance to receive medical attention. Volunteers are still aiming to provide immediate and extensive 24/7 medical care: staff will always operate inside the compound but are now also extending their services to patrol the registration queues and check on the new bus arrivals. They encourage all volunteers to introduce themselves to the medical staff who will be roaming around the camp from now on. They are looking forward to working with everyone closely and providing the best possible care to the refugees.

Greek media published the news on 5 bodies of people who were likely refugees, which have been found dead at the eastern Greek island of #Samos (according to Greek authorities). The Greek coast guard has recovered the bodies of two men and three women, and are trying to recover the sixth in rough seas, a coast guard spokeswoman told The Associated Press. No vessel has been recovered yet. The rescue operation continues, said the spokeswoman, who was not authorized to be identified because of the continuing operation.

Volunteers from #Chios report that they found just two destroyed boats in the morning at the shore. They do not know what happened with the people in there. Volunteers are providing fresh food to the refugees at the island. 470 people spent the night there yesterday.

Greek media report on the situation at the detention center in ‪#‎Corinth, as shared by NoBorders initiative. They write about 383 prisoners with an average age of 23-24 years, 50 of which are citizens of Algeria, 5 Tunisians and the rest citizens of Morocco. The population of prisoners varies per day – for example, 28 people left the camp the day before yesterday, while 28 people were brought from the islands on the same day. According to information from the detainees, some 120 have applied for voluntary return and only 2 for asylum. Information on asylum, as it appears, is not clear. Communication with the detainees is extremely difficult as few speak little English, while at the same time there is no interpreter. Lack of care is visible, with the majority of prisoners to complain about itching, and many have visible rashes. Some people are ill and do not receive adequate care, while the food portions are inadequate as well. Chambers are dirty. And these people continue to ask – “Why am I here, I am not a criminal!” We remind that the people held in detention center have started a hunger strike yesterday as a struggle for better conditions in the center.
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‪#‎MACEDONIA: It’s raining at the north state border of Macedonia in the refugee transit center ‪#‎Tabanovce. The Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Frosina Remenski paid a working visit to the Transit Center Tabanovce today in order to get acquainted with the activities under the jurisdiction of the ministry. The Minister announced that she will work on improving conditions after getting acquainted with the current situation. Regarding the question what will be the fate of economic migrants in detention centers which Serbia refuses to accept, the Minister said that they have the right to stay six days in the camps, then the institutions have to decide on their fate.
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‪#‎SERBIA: The weather in ‪#‎Dimitrovgrad is reported to be extremely bad and snowstorms are expected for the next 72 hours. The refugees are advised not to cross the border until further notice as the level of snow on the ground is expected to reach 1 meter tonight. 84 people from Iraq and Afghanistan, including 6 women / 5 kids and 2 babies (3 and 10 months old) made it to Dimitrovgrad yesterday and reported: “the smugglers left us when it started to snow and we walked for 8 hours alone through the forest and river.” iHo team was on site all night delivering and helping those who had to completely change their clothes and a lot of socks/shoes/pullovers/gloves/hats/scarves, jackets and blankets were given today. Some left by train to Belgrade and others by taxi to Šid. The need volunteers from Monday onwards. If you can help, please e-mail them at: info@iho.org.uk. They also need donations, specifically shoes (sizes 40-44), socks, gloves and hats. You can ship your donations to: Ja sam covek Organization, Balkanska 140, Dimitrovgrad, Serbia.
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‪#‎CROATIA: 832 refugees entered the Republic of Croatia from midnight until 9 a.m.11 persons are currently on the premises of ‪#‎SlavonskiBrod Temporary Admission Center. Yesterday a total of 2,493 refugees entered Croatia. Volunteers report that they had a pretty active day today due to the four full trains that arrived to Slavonski Brod. Due to the improvement in weather conditions, the refugees were generally in better state than yesterday. However, they also noticed a large number of children and elders who were visibly exhausted. Magna organization URGENTLY needs pediatricians as there are currently none in Slavonski Brod. Please send an e-mail to ocb@magna.sk. Miro Kovač, one of the likeliest candidates for the new Minister of Foreign Affairs has stated “if Austria and Slovenia close their borders, then Croatia should close its borders with Serbia as well…” At the meeting of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Members of Centar za mirovne studije, a Croatian organization active in Slavonski Brod, expressed their concern (together with other members of the Council) regarding the overall failure of the EU and its Member States to provide an adequate response to the refugee humanitarian crisis.
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‪#‎SLOVENIA: Today 1,674 refugees entered Slovenia by 6 PM while 1,605 refugees left Slovenia today. Centers across the country are empty, with the exception of Postojna, with 35 refugees and ‪#‎Livarna 839. The Slovenian Government has denounced that it is planning to install razor-wire fence along the entire 670 km long border with Croatia.
On the 14th of January, local volunteers went to the detention center in ‪#‎Postojna (DC) – a prison for people who do not have the “right papers”. Within the frames of the arbitrary segregative politics, it has also become a transitional detention center for those who are denied entry into Austria because of false documents or lies about their country of origin. Most of the detained have been excluded from the groups in which they were travelling without any explanation or information on what will happen to them. Also, a few individuals who asked for asylum in Slovenia but got a negative response through quick procedure (within a few hours) were transferred to Postojna and are now detained here. There are currently 50 men detained in the section of the DC. The oldest person is a 42 years old man, others are not older than 30 years. In DC, there is also another separate, smaller section, where 4 minors are detained (2 from Afghanistan and 2 from Morocco/Algeria). None of them has been detained for more than 2 months. Currently, persons who have applied for asylum in Slovenia are also detained.

There is no translator present. Currently, one of the detainees who spoke with the volunteers is translating, since he speaks 6 languages. As a “counter-favour”, the police allow him longer visits. Therefore, they were allowed to talk to him for 63 minutes, rather than the legally permissible 30 minutes. Currently, there are no NGOs going to DC. The only activity of the detained people is playing ping-pong or max. 2 hours of release into the courtyard of DC. Because of the conditions in DC, the situation among the detainees there is tense. 6 social workers are employed, 2 per shift. They mainly do grocery shopping for the detainees in the nearby store. They do not offer psycho-social aid. According to the interviewed detainee, they are present in the office, but given that there is a linguistic barrier, he sees no point in this. The doctor arrives if there is need for medical help. They can only shave once a week, under police supervision. Meals are very bad. For example, lunch is bread and salami or bread and cheese. Dinner is “better”, since they also sometimes receive warm soup.

For calls made from the common, public telephone of DC, people have to pay 5 euros for 50 seconds of phone call. Even though a computer exists there, it can be used only occasionally – the only website they are allowed to access is Youtube. 6-8 people are accommodated in rooms, where they sleep on iron bunk beds. On the message board at the entrance of the DC, there is the daily order and the activities/rights of those detained in DC. Our co-speaker emphasized that none of the rights can be exercised by those detained (psycho-social aid, courses of Slovenian language, daily minimum of 1 hour exit to the court yard of DC, 20 minute access to computers on weekends, creative and other activities, NGO visits, etc.)
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#FRANCE: Urgently needed are Dari, Pashtu, Amharic speakers who are free on Thursday and Friday (21st, 22nd) to travel out to #Calais to help lawyers identify children with relatives already in the UK who can be reunited with their families. If you can help, please PM Mitch Mitchell or London2Calais on Facebook.

Calais Actions announced that volunteers finally managed to move the homes of approximately 1,300 people. The entire buffer zone is cleared now of all occupied dwellings is almost ready to be bulldozed. Everyone has been safely moved and re-settled and the entire relocation process has taken place with respect, dignity and co-operation. Tomorrow, they will move the remaining unoccupied shelters (rescuing them for future use) and will continue building. They built 23 shelters today and are aiming for a further 11 tomorrow to ensure that everyone who needs it has a roof over their heads. Total shelters built since the eviction notice currently stands at 70 – hopefully 81 by close of play tomorrow. They also point to the fact that new people still arrive in Calais and Dunkirk. Another group of volunteers report that the new ‘humanitarian’ camp has opened and that its metal boxes look inhumane. They also report that the jungle’s depopulation is at an advanced stage and that many people have left even before the self-evictions in the last days. The buses are allegedly driving people to new accommodation places.

Rastplatz team is urgently searching for long term volunteers in #Dunkirk or teams to help the refugees in the “forgotten camp”. They are currently looking for volunteers who could manage the men’s clothing distribution centre, the women’s clothing distribution centre and the new arrivals centre. If you are interested (ideally a team, but individuals are welcomed as well), please e-mail dunkerquerefugees@gmail.com. Volunteers from Dunkirk also report that the warehouses are full and they are now only taking men’s trousers and winter coats, and women’s leggings in order to prevent throwing donations away. They will put out a call for clothes when they are again needed. They also ask people not to try and sneak in tents and building material, which are forbidden by the police. A van was caught doing it this morning and were permanently banned from the camp. More importantly, if more people are caught doing this, they will put other volunteers at risk of losing control over the aid access and, thus, cause damage to the camp and the refugees inside.
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#GERMANY: The decision of a bath in Bornheim, a city between Cologne and Bonn, to suspend every male refugee, caused a lot criticism. Media reports that they want to withdraw this decision. The city council will decide on Monday when refugees are going to be allowed in there again. Before it was reported that refugees pestered women in the bath, but no complaint has been reported to the police.
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#DENMARK: In one of the Danish cities, Hells Angels are supposed to be evicted from a facility which is to be repurposed for the refugees. After citizens protested against this decision, Hells Angels published a statement on their website saying that there is no need for people to turn against those seeking salvation and that focus should be placed on those who contribute to conflicts, mainly emphasizing large political unions such as the EU and the UN.
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#NETHERLANDS: Dutch media reports that the first group of asylum seekers to come to the Netherlands under the EU-wide resettlement programme will arrive in the Netherlands on Friday, broadcaster Nos says. In total, 50 Eritrean nationals will be brought to the Netherlands from Italy on two flights – one arriving in the morning, the other in the afternoon. In total, 160,000 refugees who have arrived in Italy and Greece will be relocated to other European countries via the plan. The Netherlands is set to accept some 9,000 people under the quota plan.
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#UK: Guardian reports that protesters have staged a “die-in” at St Pancras station in London over plans to clear an area of the makeshift migrant camp in Calais known as the Jungle. Dozens of demonstrators gathered at the Eurostar terminal at noon on Saturday for an emergency protest organised by the London2Calais Convoy, which organises convoys of essential supplies from London to refugees in the French port. A statement posted on London2Calais’s event page on Facebook, which had nearly 400 people down to attend on Saturday, said: “The French state is preparing to bulldoze large sections of the so-called ‘Jungle’ refugee camp in Calais. “Around 2,000 people have been given three days notice of the planned eviction, coerced into applying for asylum in France without providing a real alternative for them to live. “Many of the people living in the Calais ‘Jungle’, including unaccompanied minors, have close family in the UK. As activists in Britain, we believe that while the ‘Jungle’ is a symptom of the crisis in Calais and Dunkirk, the root cause is British migration and foreign policy.”
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