Assertions of the basic human freedom to move, and to stay.
We expect evictions of the remaining squats in the next weeks and months, and that the arrests, imprisonments, and deportations will keep going. But we are not ready to give up. We will stay here, we will keep fighting.
Ajour Magazin spoke to one of thirteen illegalized refugees who decided that to get out and be part of society is more important than complying with the state; they moved into a derelict house in central Zurich.
The sad truth is that we haven’t had the same sort of freedom to wander the streets of the city that the flâneur has had.
In Athens alone, an estimated four thousand refugees live in squatted, self-organized structures.
“Injustice must be resisted.” A day in the life of refugees in the heart of Fortress Europe
“I used to really miss my family and my home in Syria, but not anymore. I have lost my family and simply see no point in life. I even think it would have been better had I been with my family the day the bomb fell on my house.”
“Our demands are clear. The municipality should withdraw from the demolition plans and the project of the new Rog Center. We want a cooperative relationship with the municipality. The Rog Factory has enormous potential, and the flourishing of this potential is in the public interest and in the interest of the city.”
Without foregoing for a moment our basic demand for open borders, we feel the need to gather our forces toward the creation of decent living conditions for refugees in our neighborhoods.
“We thought there was much more respect for human rights in Europe, before leaving home. But considering what happened to us on the way, we are very, very disappointed.”
Everyone in the jungle was waiting for great news from Sarhang and Besh’s trip to the UN. Unfortunately they didn’t have anything to say.
