05.12.2024, taz

Deportation fails due to civil society

In Bremen, a deportation failed due to resistance from civil society, as over 100 people, including church members, human rights activists, and local residents, stood against the police operation to remove a Somali refugee in sanctuary at the Zion Church. Church asylum, a long-standing humanitarian practice offering protection in exceptional hardship cases, is increasingly being challenged by state authorities, as demonstrated in this case. read more

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Region(s): Deutschland