Author Archives: choucha protest solidarity

Now it is already a week, since a group of recognized refugees from Choucha Camp started a hunger strike in front of the UNHCR offices in Tunis. People are now getting very weak, today there has been two women hospitalized. … Continue reading →

On the Article and Reports page of this blog (find it in the menu on top of the page) you can now find an updated multilingual Link-collection of media coverage on the recent struggles concerning Choucha Camp.

As you can read on the VOICE OF CHOUCHA blog, even the water and electricity supply in Choucha camped stopped, after rejected Refugees, whose Asylum-claims were  not given a proper considerarion, have been living without any food and medical support … Continue reading →

The protesting Refugees from Choucha received a solidarity note from Berlin today! We, the protesting refugees in Berlin Germany demand  the immediate meeting of the demands of the hungerstriking refugees from Choucha in front of the UNHCR building in Tunis! … Continue reading →

[francais au dessous] Forty-one sub-Saharan refugees from the Shousha camp knocked on the doors of the influential World Social Forum demanding human dignity. The lack of recognition and concrete solutions encouraged them to collectively start a hunger strike  in front … Continue reading →

The situation in front of the UNHCR office in Tunis is getting worse. Yesterday the refugees and some few supporters tried to talk with people of the UNHCR staff, but when they were talking with one man, Ursula Schulze Aboubacar, … Continue reading →

Since four days a group of 41 refugees from Choucha camp are staying in front of the UNHCR office in Tunis without eating. The UNHCR considers the protesters as refugees, but refuses them to leave Tunisia via the Resettlement program. … Continue reading →

Since friday Refugees from Choucha are on hungerstrike in front of the UNHCR office in Tunis. All 41 participants are accepted by UNHCR as refugees but did not receive Ressetlement. Instead UNHCR supported by various European governments started a local … Continue reading →

Friday saw a lof of movement concerning the struggle of people from Choucha Refugee Camp. Press conference and continued protest At two pm a press conference was held within the scope of the World Social Forum on which all four … Continue reading →

Thursday saw a protest of about 50 rejected Refugees at the entry to the World Social Forum. The refugees stayed during several hours taking the opportunities to spread their message to journalists and interested participants from all over the world. … Continue reading →