Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Asylum seekers begin hunger strike in Berlin | Synopsis

Asylum seekers begin hunger strike in Berlin

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Afghan refugee Maiwand smokes a cigarette as he sits under an umbrella in front of Brandenburg Gate during a hunger strike in Berlin on Oct. 25. Approximately 20 refugees went on a hunger strike in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday, after traveling over 370 miles across Germany as part of a larger group of asylum seekers, according to Reuters. The refugees demanded that deportation and restrictions on their movements, among other things, end. Johannes Eisele / AFP - Getty ImagesRefugees and activists of "Refugee Tent Action" shelter under an umbrella while being on a hunger strike in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany on Oct. 25. The previous day police officers took down a tent set up by the protesters. The group stages a protest for better rights for asylum seekers that began in September with a march from Wuerzburg, southern Germany to Berlin.

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Johannes Eisele

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City: Berlin

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City: Wuerzburg

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Country: Germany

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