Deported to the streets of Baghdad
The Danish police deported him to the wrong country. Now he’s living in the streets of Baghdad.
About six months ago the Danish authorities deported Daniel Karim Rostam, a 24-year old Kuwaiti citizen, to Iraq. He had been convicted of a robbery and sentenced to three years and eight months in prison. But because he was [...]
Back from Serbia, safe and sound
I’ve arrived back in Copenhagen tonight, safe and sound - albeit without my luggage which decided to stay in Switzerland an extra day. My first trip to Serbia was a quite scary but also interesting experience. I even took part in a street action on November 9th (the Night of Broken Glass), in the middle [...]
Migrant issues of the past and asylum policies of today
A couple of my colleagues here at the seminar “Raising Young Refugees’ Voices in Europe Today” have shown an interest in my blog, so I’ve decided to write a few posts in English to have something to show to them, and who knows - maybe I’ll keep it up in the time to come. It [...]
On The Spot: UNITED Conference - An Eye Opener
Last week’s UNITED conference in Stockholm was a great success. Together with 67 other participants from 34 countries I spent four days working with anti-racism issues, asylum policies and the situation for minorities in different countries. The UNITED network was started in 1992 and consists of more than 560 organisations in 46 European countries. Among [...]
