Letter from A. Jan and my thoughts on it.....

Dear Ahmad! You have been living in the hell of Kabul for 5 months now and I don't think any of us can understand what it is like. The only thing we can do is accompany you with love, give you the feeling that we carry you in our hearts and make sure here in Austria that your case, in whatever way, is brought to a ...

"Against arbitrariness" ....what does this have to do with the Minister of the Interior?

The evening "Against Arbitrariness" on 7 October at the Theater Josefstadt is almost sold out and for good reason. Many Austrians already suspect that our constitutional state is beginning to falter, but many are still unable to say exactly where and how this is taking place, what can be done about it, and so on. I can well relate to this when I think of how I was in ...

Let's talk about the things that bring joy ❤️

Café Sorger In the middle of Graz, on Jakominiplatz, is one of Mr. Sorger's cafés, Café Sorger. It stands out for many things. Friendly service, wonderful cakes, everyone is treated kindly here, no matter where they come from or who they are. And Mr Sorger stands out for the following attitude: He has given apprenticeships to refugees. Thank you dear ...

My thoughts for A. Jan "Memories

Reply to your letter of 6.7.18, 3 months after your arrest in detention pending deportation. Oh my dear friend! You send me your thoughts on the day of your interview "Humanitarian Right to Stay" in Austria and your arrest there in detention pending deportation. In a matter of seconds I experience this feeling of helplessness as you stand next to me, after 1 1/2 hours of questioning, after presenting your ...

Let's talk about the things that bring joy ❤️

The path is the goal Humanity, joy, successes and love, these are the things that make me stay where I am. Next to young people who have experienced unimaginable things. War, terror, rape, abuse, brutality in its purest form. Who have made unimaginable efforts, who mourn the loss of their family every day, who sleep badly at night. Alongside young people who, experienced ...

Message from A. Jan

6 April 2018, Interview "Humanitarian Right to Stay" A. Jan writes from Afghanistan That day I asked Doro to go to BFA ,St.pölten so that she could help me as a confidant We met and she cooked for me although she had a long journey from Graz I fell asleep that night with a lot of hope and desire I was very ...

"Small" detail of a deportation 27. 6.18

"Small" detail of a deportation! Vienna - Kabul/Afghanistan (27. 06. 18, 00.31 a.m.) 00.31 Telephone rings Number of the Association for Human Rights Short thought jerk "what do they want?" 00.31 - 00.32. the young Afghan from Graz Rushed voice as if shouting "it's me, (name) And as always in such a stressful situation, the boy is now being deported by charter, to ...

Radicalisation of Afghan returnees

Thoughts from A. Jan to me on 18.6.2018 8 weeks after his deportation to Afghanistan from Austria Today I happened to listen to a Mullah interview about Europe. I loved listening to the interview at the beginning because the words of this mullah at the beginning were very beautiful He first described very well the people in Europe and called them "good people". He ...

Thoughts for A. - End of Eid in Afghanistan

Ahmad Jan, my dear friend. EID ENDS IN AFGHANISTAN Today your call reaches me full of panic, fear of death. The Eid holidays end at midnight tonight and so does the agreed ceasefire in Afghanistan. Many people came to the cities to celebrate Eid together. So did many Talibans. They showed themselves openly, in their traditional robes, with their ...