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10 MPs submitted a request for private session to vote on 6 law proposals.  One of these proposals is the granting #stateless persons (#Bidoon) their basic rights amid government rejection this proposal.....l.

Happy New Year to everyone in this community 🌍!We hope you enjoyed the holiday season and that you were able to rest and nurture your heart, energy and soul. After a short digital break, we are excited to start this year with the mission of growing the Statefree Community and filling this digital space with empowerment and support for each other.Stay tuned for a new blog article in the next couple of days. With joyful anticipation for 2022, Your Statefree Team

We finally made it: The Statefree Community is live!  The first time I publicly shared the idea of this forum was at an online conference from the European Network on Statelessness in September 2020. A lot has happened since then:  We formed a founding team of eight people  We were joined by incredible allies who supported us with the technical development, promotion and funding of this forum  We registered Statefree as an organization  And now: we’re finally able to talk, share and discuss with all of YOU! Thank you for being here and for joining this Community.  Getting to this day was a long journey, but we hope it’s only the beginning of a way longer story of collaboration and communication in the sphere of statelessness  → Browse through the forum, engage in the conversation and get in touch with us, whenever you have questions! 

Hopping on here to share the good news that the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) committed to providing greater protections for stateless persons within the US. In the DHS’ words, the government “will adopt a definition of statelessness for immigration purposes and build a process for making statelessness determinations” and “will work to identify and catalogue barriers to legally available immigration relief and benefits faced by stateless persons.” You can read the full DHS press release here. This is a huge step for the United States, as the country does not currently have any legal frameworks, definitions, or pathways to relief for stateless persons. Hopefully more tangible information will be released in the coming days on how DHS and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will enact such protections. Please check out United Stateless’ social media posts and share the good news! USL Tweet: https://twitter.com/UnitedStateless/status/1471164565123743750USL In

Welcome to the dedicated space for news & stories !  What this space is forThis category is for you toShare your story  as a stateless person or an ally of stateless people Update the community about news, successes or changes  in the area of statelessness  Read, comment and discuss   the updates that are shared by other members  Inspiration on what to share 3 Tips for this space #1 Don’t be shy: There is no right or wrong in this forum. Every voice is valuable and the community is waiting to hear yours as well  #2 Be engaged: Respond and react to what is being shared. This way we can all uphold each other in the community  #3 Don’t underestimate how important you are: Everyone in this space is an important part of the community. Don’t hold back, join the conversationNot sure how to create a post? Click here to learn more