“Wir müssen aufs Ganze gehen!”
Wer etwas verändern will, muss kaputt machen was kaputt macht und nicht versuchen, die Revolution zu umgehen.
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No One Is Illegal
Nowhere Is Safe
A brief, though rich, glance into a Yezidi refugee camp near Diyarbakir in early 2016.
Any Place For Me
“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.”
“The Idea of a Nobel Prize is Disgusting.”
We see heroism constantly. We witness amazing solidarities, full of compassion and care and love. And it is most evident among the refugees. It is their qualities which enable so many to survive and overcome. Our contribution is nothing compared to this.
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Geneva Or Bust
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.
Oh Balkan-Pioniere: Die Anatomie einer Fluchtroute
Freiwilligenarbeit entlang der Balkanroute wird immer aussichtslos bleiben, so lange die Nationalstaaten sich wie Nationalstaaten verhalten. Dazu ergibt es auch keinen Sinn, die Balkanroute als einen flachen Pfad mit einem Anfang und einem Ende zu sehen.
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O Balkan Pioneers: Anatomy of an Escape Route
The Balkanroute is not a route, it is an ecosystem. It is an organism. It is a “constellation of vital phenomena.”
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You Can’t Have One Without the Other
In every helping hand there is a middle finger.
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Politics and Praxis on the Balkanroute
“It’s really clear that the states and the big NGOs are failing, so there have been lots of people who have decided to do something–and often very strong, direct actions.”
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Voices from the ‘Jungle’
We come a long way to have human rights,
But now I don’t know what is human rights ;
We want animal rights, give us animal rights !
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