Protest: stop refugee discrimination (multiple cities)

Asylum seekers are treated differently based on their origin and skin color. That is racism and xenophobia.

It is racism and xenophobia that while some refugees are received with welcoming signs at the train station, 300 people have to sleep in the rain outside the overcrowded Ter Apel asylum application center, be searched and sleep on chairs or on the ground, without even medical care. The difference is Their color and origin.

It is racism and xenophobia that while some are welcome with open doors, a new asylum seekers' center (AZC) - that would give some humanity to some of the people sleeping outside Ter Apel - was received with screams and rage in Albergen. Even children shouted "AZC, NEE,NEE,NEE!" (what are teaching the kids?!!). Protest boards read hateful messages such as "Keep Albergen clean", "What are you doing to our beautiful little village?" and "Soon 10 percent immigrants, can we live here safely?"

In the NL, a policy passed last month to, out of all the people fleeing the Ukrainian war, only give asylum and services to those with a Ukrainian permanent residence and those that already had asylum in Ukraine. The rest of asylum seekers are told to go back to Ukraine or back to their countries of origin. We are talking about people coming from a war zone! Who are not given even medical care! WE WILL NOT STAY QUIET.

Now, another policy is underway to legally allow municipalities to take in only Ukrainian refugees and no other asylum seeker if they so want. That is legalizing discrimination!!!!
WE CAN'T ACCEPT THIS!

We are seeing racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia spreading across Europe. These inhumane policies just follow. WE NEED TO STOP IT NOW.