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Deportation flights of asylum-seekers to Afghanistan remain controversial, due to the precarious security situation there.
Protesters assembled at Berlin airport s Terminal 5 late Wednesday to speak out against a deportation flight of asylum-seekers whose claims were denied to Afghanistan that evening. Around 350 people showed up to the protest, exceeding estimates of 50 to 75 people.
Jetzt am BER! 500 Leute protestieren gegen die Abschiebung nach Afghanistan und versuchen, sie zu stoppen.
The demonstrators carried signs calling on the authorities to cancel the deportation flight, with some protesters blocking access roads to the airport. The protests were organized by the Brandenburg Refugee Council and ended after the plane left for Afghanistan.
Deportation flights of asylum-seekers to Afghanistan remain controversial, due to the precarious security situation there.
Protesters hold up anti-deportation signs at Munich s international airport
Protesters assembled at Berlin airport s Terminal 5 late Wednesday to speak out against a deportation flight of asylum-seekers whose claims were denied to Afghanistan that evening. Around 350 people showed up to the protest, exceeding estimates of 50 to 75 people.
The demonstrators carried signs calling on the authorities to cancel the deportation flight, with some protesters blocking access roads to the airport. The protests were organized by the Brandenburg Refugee Council and ended after the plane left for Afghanistan.
8 Apr 2021 - 13:58
KABUL (Pajhwok): A deportation flight of rejected asylum-seekers to Afghanistan has triggered an angry protest at the Berlin airport, a media report said on Thursday.
Deutsche Welle reported the hundreds of people gathered at the airport’s Terminal 5 late on Wednesday to condemn the deportation of Afghan asylum-seekers.
About 350 individuals thronged the terminal to protest the deportation of the Afghans whose claims were rejected by German authorities.
The protestors called for scrapping the deportation flight by blocking roads leading to the Berlin airport, the media outlet said.
Organised by the Brandenburg Refugee Council, the demonstration ended after the plane departed for the conflict-devastated country.