Their names are Blaise, Mohamed, Ricky Three among the thousands of migrants in detention in Holland. Blaise just spent 2 weeks in isolation. This was his punishment for fighting against his deportation. Mohamed is now almost one year detained at Schiphol Oost. He will be out on the street without money or rights. He has [...]

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Today we received a phone call from Block C in detention complex Schiphol East. It was Blaise from Congo. Listen to his story of maltreatment by the Dutch military police. And how he resisted his deportation to Congo. We wish Blaise and all detained migrants a merry Christmas…

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Celebrating Migrants Day in Holland.  With a great story by Sami Gathii The Diaspora Forum for Development in the Netherlands staged a Dialogue between Migrant’s Organisations and Civil Society on the occasion of International Migrants Day. Mr. Wim Stoffers, representing Oxfam-Novib, played the role of Devil’s advocate regarding the issue of remittances. He stated that [...]

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