Deportation in Schiphol this Tuesday
Wanneer: 26/06/2012 - 15:18
Coming Tuesday (tomorrow, 26 June) there will be a deportation from Stockholm via Amsterdam towards Burundi.
Flight number: 21H Amsterdam-Nairobi (KL4141)
In Stockholm, a group will organize in the Arlanda airport, together with the remaining No Border Camp groups.
But hereby a callout to organize in Amsterdam Schiphol!
The person in question will be executed in Burundi for his political dissent in this country.
More information: anahita.apifera@gmail.com
More info:
The 28-year-old Jean-Pierre Nzeyimana is a refugee from Burundi in Western Africa, who came to Sweden in 2007. Today he is being forcefully deported back to Burundi, where he awaits execution.
Jean-Pierre is a so-called political refugee. In Burundi, he was subjected to threats and persecution by his own government (which is ruled by former rebels from the Burundian Civil War). The regime also targeted Jean-Pierre's family and amongst other things, burnt down their house. Jean-Pierre's request for asylum in Sweden was turned down because he allegedly didn't have enough evidence to gain refugee status. Although he finally managed to get the evidence needed, his case was not taken up by the Swedish Migration Board again.
When he arrives to Bujumbura, Burundi, Jean-Pierre will probably not have the chance to see his parents and younger siblings again. He will most likely be transported directly from the airport, to jail, to his death.
Its is possible to call KLM Customer Service and - for example - threaten to never again fly with them if they carry through with this deportation. Here's the number: KLM Customer Service + 31 (0)20 5459780
Possible flyer to spread at the airport to passengers of the same airplane:
[above info]
We've explained the situation. Now we appeal to you, Jean-Pierre's fellow passengers, for help. Talk to each other. The only thing you need to do is stand up together and tell the crew that you refuse to sit down until Jean-Pierre is taken off the plane. The plane cannot take off if people are standing up inside. You risk nothing more than perhaps a 30 minute delay, and in return you can save a life. Note: This tactic has worked before in similar cases!
Be courageous. Do not sit down in the plane. Stand up. Stand up for human rights and human life.
Want to do even more? Talk to the pilots, flight crew and your fellow passengers about Jean-Pierre. Also call KLM Customer Service and - for example - threaten to never again fly with them if they carry through with this deportation.
More information: anahita.apifera@gmail.com
Tags: deportatie migratiebeleid
Vertrek 21 uur (dus 's avonds)
Inchecken 3 uur van te voren: Hal 2, balie 11 - 14
Daar kunnen passagiers worden aangesproken. Dus vanaf 18 uur.
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Beste passagier van vlucht KL 4141 naar Nairobi,
Protesteer tegen de uitzetting van de 28 jarige Jean-Pierre Nzeyimana uit Burundi. Vraag de gezagvoerder niet met hem in het vliegtuig te vertrekken!
De 28 jarige Jean-Pierre Nzeyimana is een vluchteling uit Burundi in West Afrika, die in 2007 naar Zweden is gekomen. Vandaag wordt hij met geweld uitgezet terug naar Burundi, waar hem executie wacht.
Jean-Pierre is een politiek vluchteling. In Burundi was het hij slachtoffer van bedreiging en vervolging door de regering (die wordt geleid door de voormalige rebellen van de burgeroorlog). Het regime viel ook zijn familie aan, en stak onder andere hun huis in brand.
Jean-Pierres asielverzoek in Zweden is afgewezen omdat hij zogenaamd niet voldoende bewijs kon leveren om een vluchtelingenstatus te krijgen. Hoewel hij uiteindelijk het bewijs dat hij nodig had wist te verkrijgen, is zijn zaak niet opnieuw in behandeling genomen.
Zodra hij arriveert in Bujumbura, Burundi, zal Jean-Pierre waarschijnlijk niet de kans krijgen om zijn ouders en jongere broers en zussen te zien. Hij zal zeer waarschijnlijk direct vanaf het vliegveld worden overgebracht naar de gevangenis, voor zijn dood.
Het is mogelijk om KLM Customer Service te bellen en bijvoorbeeld aan te kondigen dat je nooit meer met hen zult vliegen als ze mee werken aan deze uitzetting. Hier is het nummer: KLM Customer Service + 31 (0)20 5459780.
We doen een beroep op u, medepassagiers van Jean-Pierre, om te helpen. Praat met elkaar. Het enige wat u hoeft te doen is samen opstaan en het personeel te vertellen dat u weigert te gaan zitten totdat Jean-Pierre van het vliegtuig is gehaald. Het vliegtuig kan niet vertrekken als mensen blijven staan. U riskeert niets meer dan 30 minuten vertraging, en u redt er een leven mee. NB: dit heeft eerder gewerkt in vergelijkbare gevallen!
Wees moedig. Ga niet zitten in het vliegtuig. Sta op. Sta op voor mensenrechten en een mensenleven.
Wilt u meer doen? Praat met de piloten, het cabine personeel en uw medepassagiers over Jean-Pierre. Probeer contact met hem te leggen, hij zit waarschijnlijk achterin.
Dear passenger on flight KL 4141 to Nairobi,
Protest against the deportation of 28-year-old Jean-Pierre Nzeyimana from Burundi. Ask the pilots not to fly with him on the plane!
The 28-year-old Jean-Pierre Nzeyimana is a refugee from Burundi in Western Africa, who came to Sweden in 2007. Today he is being forcefully deported back to Burundi, where he awaits execution.
Jean-Pierre is a so-called political refugee. In Burundi, he was subjected to threats and persecution by his own government (which is ruled by former rebels from the Burundian Civil War). The regime also targeted Jean-Pierre's family and amongst other things, burnt down their house. Jean-Pierre's request for asylum in Sweden was turned down because he allegedly didn't have enough evidence to gain refugee status. Although he finally managed to get the evidence needed, his case was not taken up by the Swedish Migration Board again.
When he arrives to Bujumbura, Burundi, Jean-Pierre will probably not have the chance to see his parents and younger siblings again. He will most likely be transported directly from the airport, to jail, to his death.
It is possible to call KLM Customer Service and - for example - threaten to never again fly with them if they carry through with this deportation. Here's the number: KLM Customer Service + 31 (0)20 5459780
We appeal to you, Jean-Pierre's fellow passengers, for help. Talk to each other. The only thing you need to do is stand up together and tell the crew that you refuse to sit down until Jean-Pierre is taken off the plane. The plane cannot take off if people are standing up inside. You risk nothing more than perhaps a 30 minute delay, and in return you can save a life. Note: This tactic has worked before in similar cases!
Be courageous. Do not sit down in the plane. Stand up. Stand up for human rights and human life.
Want to do even more? Talk to the pilots, flight crew and your fellow passengers about Jean-Pierre. Try to contact him. He most likely sits in the back.
voor mensen die gaan, flyer in pdf, nederlands en engels
burundi ligt in centraal afrika, niet in west afrika: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi
UPDATE:
Deportation has been cancelled for today!!
Pressure on flight company KLM has worked and they decided not to take Jean-Pierre.
Thanks for all the solidarity!
Deportatie is geannuleerd voor vandaag!!
De druk op vluchtmaatschappij KLM heeft gewerkt en ze hebben besloten Jean-Pierre niet mee te nemen.
Dank voor alle solidariteit!
PRESS RELEASE IN ENGLISH:
The deportation to Burundi stopped by activists
Yesterday, Tuesday 26th of June, asylum right activists from Sweden and the Netherlands stopped the planned forced deportation of 28-year-old Jean-Pierre Nzeyimana to the home country Burundi. It was the airline KLM, which acted at the last minute and decided that Jean-Pierre would not be a passenger on board.
- Nzeyimana would have been sent to a certain death. The Burundian government is after him, and he would probably be transported from the airport directly to prison and to death, says Lisa Atterskog who have been involved in the case days before the planned deportation.
Jean-Pierre Nzeyimana came to Sweden in 2007 and applied for asylum because of persecution, threats and repression from his own government in Burundi because of his dissident views. His asylum application was denied due to so-called "insufficient evidence".
- Although he has managed to bring the required evidence, the Immigration Service has refused to take up his case again, says Lisa Atterskog. But with the deportation stopped, there may be new hope for Jean-Pierre.
The ruling party CNDD-FDD is made up of former rebels who took part in Burundi's 12-year civil war. The country counts officially as a democratic republic, but is criticized by Human Rights Watch, which has given reports on torture, journalists jailed and oppostional voices silenced.
Mass deportations from Sweden to Burundi took place in 2009 and was met by demonstrations around the country and condemnation of, among others, several well-known Swedish politicians.
Nzeyimanas cases was brought to attention by a flash appeal on Facebook, and the mobilization became international. For several days angry and disappointed people called and emailed the airline KLM, and the result was that the airline refused to carry out the deportation.
Nzeyimana is still in the refugee detention centre in Märsta and an uncertain future awaits.
The campaign to stop the deportation of Jean-Pierre
Press Contact: Lisa Atterskog 0046 765-957843 and 0046 704-186377 Anahita Apifera
Jean-Pierre Nzeyimana: 0046 761-552720
Mail: free.jeanpierre @ gmail.com