With the coming to power of the new government, immigrants in general and asylum seekers in particular had their hopes raised. It was a new daybreak after a long wait for asylum seekers hoping for…
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Poems From Syria
Tareq Aljabr (born 1987) is a Syrian poet and translator living in Damascus. Originally from the Golan Heights, his family was displaced during the occupation by Israel. These poems were written during the last year’s…
We Would Rather Die Here Than Return To Afghanistan
by Khatera Khakar “Targeted violence against female public officials, dismal healthcare and desperate poverty make Afghanistan the world’s most dangerous country in which to be born a woman, a new global survey shows.” – The…
Rapport fra Sultestrejken i Sigerslev
af visAvis · Billeder af Nanna Katrine Hansen I dag påbegynder 18 afviste syriske asylansøgere deres fjerde dag på sultestrejke. Sultestrejken er en reaktion på deres tilværelse i asylsystemet, hvor de nu er tvunget til at…
Statements from a Public Hearing
Here we bring a shortened version of a transcription of a Public Hearing, held on Friday the 10th of February 2012 in The Trampoline House. The Public Hearing was the starting point of the campaign…
The Trampoline House’s 1st of May Speech
Speech by The Trampoline House at the 1st of May ANTIFA demonstration in Copenhagen “Live more, Work less”. by Liza, Izabela and Keiko · Video by Thomas Elsted We are asylum seekers. And right now…
Exploring Hope and Desperation in Kongelundens Refugee Camp
visAvis brings a personal account from one who had her first visit in a Danish refugee camp. by Stefania Kromydaki · Illustration by Christian Sylvest Simonsen The bus stops. The doors open. As I pass through…
From Ixtepec to Nørrebro: More than “just migrants”
Pictures by Lisbeth Rasch The following travelogue takes us to southern Mexico, where – just as in the Trampoline House – there is a steady fight going on for the right to migrate. Migrants committed…
Going Back Means Risking Our Lives!
In a letter to the Minister of Justice, rejected Sudanese refugees in Denmark explain why they will demonstrate in front of the parliament Friday, March 23rd. By Group of Sudanese Refugees in Denmark · Illustration: Drawing…
Open letter to Helle T. Schmidt
“My name is Hassan Mohamed Said. Me and my brothers from the camps, came to Denmark from Syria to regain our lives. As Kurds in Syria, we encountered a lot of oppression, not being able…
