Asylumseeker

New right-wing policies in Europe have been leaving their mark on the last 20-25 years of Europe. There is a "new racism" phenomenon created by the new right-wing policies that see immigrants as "freeloaders". However, this is not some sort of a racism that advocates apartheid regime, genocide, slavery or white supremacy as we know it. This “new racism” is a racism that is no longer based on biological grounds, but for cultural and economic reasons. Today, it is seen that those who can no longer openly defend biological racism are the champions of culturalist discrimination and marginalization. The people who are exposed to this type of discrimination and marginalization are generally those of immigrant origin, minority ethnic groups, people of different faiths, women and homosexuals who are not given equal opportunities in society. This “new form of racism” demonizes immigrants and refugees in order to preserve economic prosperity and national identity, and makes t...

          A small room with a bed... Windows that do not open fully. Poor quality food being dispersed on a time table over which we had no choice... Only two washing machines for 100 people. Leaking roofs... Being left penniless in a country where we are not even allowed to work. I didn't know for how long we would be tangled in that hostel room. On our first day in the hostel, the MEARS officer told that we would be there for an indefinite time. Is it possible for a human-being to get his head around "no certainty"? The day becomes the month becomes the year becomes the decade... Our mental faculties started to break down.           Because the system, maybe unintentionally, was designed to break people as vulnerable as us. Our sense of self and identity started to fragment. Even though we stayed strong, we declined.           We went from fit and capable to talking about suicide idea...