UNHCR celebrated the World Refugee Day in Tunis with a photo exhibition about the Choucha Camp. Refugees from Choucha entered the festivities with banners demanding to get protection as refugees instead of being forced to stay in Tunisia. One of the spokespersons even got the possibility to hold a speech through the microphone and make clear what their demands are.
Mehdi Mabrouk, the Tunisian minister of culture, started a debate with some of the Tunisian supporters of the refugees. In his opinion, he had been invited to celebrate the World Refugee Day and not in order to solve any problems of refugees. He then left the exhibition. Supporters were arguing that it is cynical to celebrate a World Refugee Day while the refugees you are taking pictures from are sleeping in the streets. The Sit-In in front of the UNHCR offices in Tunis continues, there has been no solution found to the demands of the refugees.
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Refugees in Choucha refugee-camp / Tunisia are protesting, aiming at scandalising their bad situation and urging the responsible UNHCR to listen to their demands.
The protesters are dependend on funding for groceries, to network with supporters and for publicity work, which would make the protest heard in a broader public. Your donations are very welcome to make the protest possible and to make it public. Also small amounts will help!Please direct your donations to the following bank account:
FFM Berlin
Sparkasse der Stadt Berlin
Account number: 61 00 24 264
Bank code: 100 500 00
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