30/06/2020
Coronavirus, whose lives matter?
In an isolated refugee accommodation centre on the outskirts of Hennigsdorf in Brandenburg, its around 400 residents found themselves under indefinite quarantine. Instead of immediately isolating the infected residents after 68 people were declared Covid-19 positive, all five buildings were put under quarantine, with little information or consultation from the local authority who manage the accommodation.
30/06/2020
The situation of refugees and the impact of coronavirus / Die Situation der Geflüchteten und die Auswirkungen des Coronavirus
Corasol organised a compilation of texts written by different organisations. You will find our text “Coronavirus - whose life counts” on page 14.
20/06/2020
“Hi. There is something going on here, that people don’t understand.” – Lager Report, June 2020
The latest lager reports - audio reports on the situation with coronavirus and other topics from women living in refugee accommodation centres in and around Berlin - with transcription in English and translation into German.
03/06/2020
In the shadow of Corona: Police Violence against women and children in a Lager in Brandenburg
On June 1st a women, who lives in a Lager* in Brandenburg sent us an alarming video-clip, recorded on the day before. The video depicts a police-operation in the Lager: In a small corridor several police officers are pinning down a woman on the floor, other officers are securing the site, many residents (including children) can be heard screaming.
23/05/2020
“Hello and good afternoon, women. I’m well.” – Lager Reports, May 2020
The latest lager reports - audio reports on the situation with coronavirus and other topics from women living in refugee accommodation centres in and around Berlin - with transcription in English and translation into German.
22/04/2020
“Hallo, this is ___ from ___ and here, what is going on…” – Lager Reports, April 2020
The latest lager reports - audio reports on the situation with coronavirus and other topics from women living in refugee accommodation centres in and around Berlin - with transcription in English and translation into German.
09/04/2020
Corona-Reports aus Geflüchtetenunterkünften: Das Schweigen brechen!
Der International Women Space (IWS) veröffentlicht aus gegebenen Anlass Corona-Lager-Berichte. Die Corona-Lager-Berichte sind Audioaufnahmen persönlicher Zeugnisse von Frauen, die in Brandenburger Geflüchtetenunterkünften (Lager, Heime, Erstaufnahmeeinrichtungen) untergebracht sind.
03/04/2020
Decolonization in Action Podcast: Migrant Chronicles in the Age of Coronavirus
For migrants living in Berlin, COVID-19 is raising questions about the health conditions of loved ones living abroad, as well as the rise of draconian measures that are linked with increased surveillance internationally. During this podcast episode, edna bonhomme speaks with two anticolonial migrants based in Berlin: Mugo Muna and Jennifer Kamau.
02/04/2020
Women from the IWS-Break Isolation Group report about their situation in the Lagers
The Break Isolation Group (BIG) at International Women* Space is a group of self-organised refugee women that was formed in February 2019 as a result of the quest to share their own experiences as refugees in Germany in their own voices.
30/03/2020
Protest in Zeiten von Corona: Gegen Abschiebung, Verdrängung, und Unterdrückung
Motto: Die Zeit steht nicht still – Achtsamer Protest in Zeiten von Corona und Ausnahmezustand. Die Protestierenden sammelten sich einzeln und in Zweiergruppen, hielten 2 Meter Abstand und trugen überwiegend Mundnasenschutz. Nach 30 Minuten lösten die Versammelten ihren Protest auf. Vorher hatte die Polizei aufgefordert die Versammlung zu beenden.