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Waar: tent camp ter apel, ter apel, Netherlands (GPS lat: 52.877310 lon: 7.060180)
Wanneer: 18/05/2012 - 18:04

when i was there i talked to some of the people there these are some of their storys

My name is Qsay in 2007 i came from Irak (Baghdad) to the Netherlands.
I had to leave Irak because I felt scared for my life after they killed my brother because he was working for the same company as me.
I was working for an American company and received dead treats just like my brother before he was killed .
The killing is on video , I showed this to the dutch state to explain why I cant go back to Irak.
But they told me Irak is safe enough and I didn't got my papers.
I felt that my life was in the hands of the dutch state if I have to return they will kill me .
I have an dutch wife and with her I have two daughters what will they do without their father?
That is why I cant go back my wife and daughters need me here and if I go back I will die,there is no choice for me.
The only thing I want is to see my daughters grow up and work hard to make them happy.
For now im here in terapel in the tent camp right next to the detention center I sleep in an tent together with 270/290 other people from all over the world like Irak or Iran but also from Somalia Africa and lots of other country's .
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We are some of the people from Somalia at the tent camp in ter apel .
We are here for many different reasons some of us have bin threatened by dangerous organizations like Al shabab others are here because of religious reasons or political belief.
The members of our Somalian group are here in the for an period between 4 and 7 years , non of our members has an criminal record,
Some of our members have bin sick and in the camp there is also an woman pregnant of an twin.
Until yesterday we couldn’t find an doctor willing to help us but today an retired doctor came to the camp to help the sick
And the pregnant lady is now at the hospital to have an check-up we hope everything will be oke.
We try ed to arrange the papers we need it was an very difficult time we tried to arrange all that they asked but in the end we got refused .
We are just here in hope for an better life ,We don’t want to be sent back to the situation we came from .
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--My name is sharoes I’m 25 years old I’m here since 2009 I came here because I believe in god in the christian way because of religious reasons my life wasn’t safe in Iran.
I was already an Christian in Iran but when I came here I got rebabtised and came to live with dutch people also Christians they where very nice to me and helped me out in times of difficulty .
But now that I didn’t received my papers to stay,i don’t know where I can go our can stay ,if I could stay I can see myself work as an driving instructor our as billboard worker but for that to happen I need my permit to stay I also need it to arrange insurance for health .
I stay at the tent camp and try to help out with small job's like setting up tent's.
If I would be send back I would be I great danger and fearing for my life .
I just hope I will get my papers soon so I can start working on an better future here.
Also I have to take care that I don’t get sick in the meanwhile because now I cant ensure myself .
I would like to say to all the people that the papers are very important to prevent evil people from exploiting people in the same situation like me ,sometimes I heard story’s about young females ending up in forced prostitution because otherwise the boss will report them to the police.
Mostly I would like to stay legal with papers and with job and insurance for health or study to get an better job but I'm stuck here in an tent .
What can I do now ? I can't go back that’s impossible