"Only a dictatorship deports people when it wants them. A democracy does not deliver people to death" Monika Salzer, founder of "Omas gegen Rechts". Thank you very much dear Monika for your vote against deportations to Afghanistan. It is completely incomprehensible and shameful for all of us that the Austrian Federal Government still wants to deport to Afghanistan, a high-risk area. An area where ...
#StopDeportationToAfghanistan - Antje Hochholdinger
"There is a war going on in Afghanistan", with that the Austrian actress and director Antje Hochholdinger says everything that needs to be said on the subject of "no deportations to Afghanistan". Deporting people to a country at war, a high-risk area, is a breach of human rights that we must not tolerate under any circumstances. The Austrian federal government is already planning further deportations to Afghanistan. Again and again it is reported that "only" criminal offenders ...
#StopDeportationToAfghanistan - Edith Draxl/UniT/Graz
We repeat ourselves! And we will continue to do so until everyone has enough information on the topic and understands why deportations to #Afghanistan are a violation of human rights and unjustifiable! Attacks in Afghanistan are a daily occurrence, different media report regularly.Hardly anyone in Afghanistan is not affected by violence, the effects of the war. There are no safe places, as the BFA claims. …
Ute Bock Prize 2020
Great joy and gratitude! My colleagues from Fairness Asylum and I, together with SOS Balkanroute, are this year's winners of the UteBock Award. This prize for civil courage and work for human rights is awarded by http://www.sosmitmensch.atAufrichtigen. Thanks to the jury for their appreciation and honour. This prize is not only an honour, but also a responsibility. In this sense, I will continue to ...
#StopDeportationToAfghanistan - Helga Longin
Helga Longin, "Unser Bruck hilft" (Our Bruck helps) has been helping people fleeing their homes for years. A young man she looked after was deported from Austria to Afghanistan. She is still in contact with him, so she knows what she is talking about. Like many others, Helga is calling for a stop to deportations to Afghanistan. The deportations are, when we talk to ...
#StopdeportationToAfghanistan - Daniel Landau
#StopDeportationtoAfghanistan. Statement Daniel Landau
#StopDeportationToAfghanistan - S., asylum seeker from Afghanistan
because today is Wednesday and, as promised, we are also letting those directly affected have their say and it is "just right" because the next deportation to Austria/Afghanistan is imminent. S., 24 years old, mother of two children, asylum seeker in Austria: "Afghanistan is a country at war. For women and children, life there is a disaster. There is no place for anyone, especially for us there ...
#StopDeportationToAfghanistan - A., affected person
"I can't even think about Afghanistan, I get extremely scared. It's incredibly dangerous there, there's war." A., affected person, fled war and terror from Afghanistan, has been living in Austria for over 4 years. A. is still afraid that the Austrian government might deport him to Afghanistan, a country at war. He has learned our language, made friends here, is doing voluntary service. …
#StopDeportationToAfghanistan - Harald Schrott
"Back to the war zone Afghanistan? That's inhumane. Stop it!" Harald Schrott, actor Clear statement by actor Harald Schrott that corresponds to reality. He is well known through theatre, film and television. We are sincerely grateful to people like him, don't beat around the bush but get to the point, we thank you very much for your support, dear Mr. ...
#StopDeportationToAfghanistan - Heini Staudinger
Today a man who is not only known beyond the borders of our country because of his company, but also because of his great commitment to a better life for all of us, his solidarity with people and his courage to change things. The entrepreneur Heini Staudinger, GEA/Waldviertler When we asked him to support the #StopDeportationToAfghanistan campaign, he immediately sent us the following message ...