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Residence Permit / Rejection

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The recipients of these letters are two different individuals. The letters have been edited and abbreviated to protect sensitive information. All letters to asylum seekers from authorities in the Danish asylum system – including Immigration Service, National Police,…

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‘Staying Power’ by Mary Tremonte

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“Staying Power – immigrants form families and plant roots in our communities …” Poster from the Migration Now portfolio by Mary Tremonte from Justseeds Artists’ Coorperative. For more information see: www.migrationnow.com and www.justseeds.org

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Obviously I Will Be Caught If I Go Back

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When you are seeking asylum in a country where the government does not recognize the danger you are fleeing from. When a peace agreement does not mean peace. About the difficulty of being Sudanese –…

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Kastrup Airport

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– a few words about the lot of the immigrant By Alen Mešković · illustration by Casper Øbro One summer day in 1996 I landed at Kastrup Airport after a three-week vacation in the Balkans.…

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On the History of the Powerless

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Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. This bon mot was one of the first lessons learned during my studies of political science. But there is a way to escape such a depressing point of view…

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by Kamal Ahamada

Waiting (for the Right) to Return

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As we sat down in the courtyard of the Palestinian Circus School, not far from Birzeit University in Ramallah in the Occupied West Bank, to talk with the circus director Shadi about art and theatre,…

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Control of Fingerprints – Power over People

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In recent years, there has been an increasing use of so-called biometric information (e.g. photograph and fingerprints) in asylum and integration systems. Philosophical reflection calls attention to this tendency and considers it a disturbing characteristic…

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Welcome to Europe: You Are Stuck in the Laboratory

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In the south-eastern corner of Europe, Greece is heavily affected by the economic crisis. Greece is used as a laboratory for neoliberal policies that impoverish the population – and create social unrest and confusion. Meanwhile,…

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Undocubus. Photo: Barni Qaasim

Coming Out as Undocumented: Notes on Undocubus

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“¡Sin Papeles, Sin Miedo!”, “No Papers, No Fear!”, with these words a group of illegalized migrants descended from a bus at the Democratic National Convention that was just about to re-elect Barack Obama as their…

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