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GerdaCompanion

posted in People in the community

Gerda

Guten Abend, Ich bin neu hier und doch kommt es mir vor, als ob ich die hier angesprochenen Themen rund um die Staatenlosigkeit in Deutschland längst kennen würde. Dabei wusste ich seither wenig vom Umfang des Problems. Bisher kannte ich nur eine einzige betroffene Familie mit drei Kindern, an die die „Staatenlosigkeit durch die Mutter vererbt“ wurde. Vier Staaten haben eine eventuell bestehende Staatsangehörigkeit der Kinder verneint. Trotzdem geht die zuständige Ausländerbehörde immer noch von ungeklärter Staatsangehörigkeit aus. Rührt aber selbst keinen Finger, um diesen Zustand zu beenden, obwohl sie eigentlich laut Handbuch über den Schutz staatenloser Personen gemäß dem Übereinkommen von 1954 über die Rechtsstellung staatenloser Personen, verpflichtet wäre. Von anderen im Handbuch genannten Kriterien ganz abgesehen. Unterstützung des Antragstellers, Fehlanzeige. Im Gegenteil, während der Überprüfung des Verfahrens zur Feststellung der Staatenlosigkeit, sollte plötzlich eine weite

NosuCompanion

posted in Facts & Research

Welcome to talk about what matters to you - Invitation to personal interview!

PrinceHelpful Companion

published in Stories & Experiences

My Stateless LifeCommunity Voices

Dear Diary, it's me, Prince Lenny Penaloza... Today, just like every other day, the struggles continue as a stateless person and there's just one sentence to summarise it all, "a visibly horrific, inhumane existence" boosted by several laws and policies in place by the system that deprives me of basic human rights, hence making life literally a living hell. In other words, only who feels it knows it, because the descriptions of existing in such a situation as a stateless person in today's modern world are heart-wrenching. Even in a world where the various levels of systematic breakdowns and further sub-breakdowns of human classifications amongst "the haves and have-nots" are clearly visible – which in itself is a sad reality – being stateless goes further down the inhumane system ladder because it's an existence without existing when you don’t matter or count in regards to having and exercising the basic human rights just like everyone else. Yes, the world, as we know it, revolves

aliaCompanion

asked in Questions

unclear nationality XXX in Germany

Hi so, I’m a student in Germany, came from Gaza, Palestine to Germany via a student visa and I’m still in my 3rd semester but I have a student job and pay “student taxes” and so on. Does the XXX on my residence permit mean whatever I do and however long I stay in Germany despite having a degree from Germany and working and paying taxes and so on I will never get “naturalised” into the country? I came here for the LGBT rights and to feel safe and doing my best to naturalise but now I have to worry about other stuff for the rest of my life? :’)

PrinceHelpful Companion

published in Stories & Experiences

Mental Health & StatelessnessCommunity Voices

Deutsche Version untenMental health issues within stateless people is a problem that's often overlooked in general because of some clear and unclear reasons.Some of the reasons could be, a stateless person not having access to basic health insurance/care, not having the financial capability or support of buying/paying for prescribed medications needed, the systematic policy pressures of a state (nation) that makes the daily life of a stateless person feel like a non existing being within that same state, like listening to a broken record on repeat. The absence of inclusiveness, the denial of their existence and basic rights as humans, the pain of constant rejection by branches of a state, and to some extent in the social space, can easily lead to a dangerous breaking point that affects emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually, at which an unhealthy decline mind is birthed.Mental health shouldn't be kept under the radar because it actually plays a huge role on all individuals

NosuCompanion

posted in Facts & Research

What images come to mind when you think of "statelessness"? - Invitation to participate!

Dear Statefree community,I would like invite you to be part of a photovoice-project in order to make statelessness more visible and create positive change together! For more information see the flyer below!18 days I uploaded my first flyer, in the meantime i made some changes, created a new version and am know hoping to reach out and get to know you/people, who would like to participate. I am very excited and would love to contribute something useful and interesting. If you have any questions or further ideas, please contact me! Join an information session to find out more!NoraPhotovoice-ProjectInvitation to information session

HülyaCompanion

asked in Questions

Undocumented due to fleeing from abusive home

Hello, I recently met someone who had to flee from their abusive home in an Eastern European country… and had to leave all documents behind bc they were taken from them by the abusive parent… Reapplying for a new passport at the embassy is too dangerous bc of fear of the parent finding them. The person’s application for asylum in another European country was rejected. So they now live in Germany in constant fear of being deported. Meanwhile getting a job in order to get a residence permit as work migrant is nearly impossible without documents. Any advice how to safely get documented again / get a legal status in Germany?

SumyCompanion

posted in Facts & Research

Research on public's perception of statelessness

Hello everyone!I am new here and have found this website as I was researching more on statelessness. I am Soumaia, currently a Master’s student at the University of Birmingham (UK). I am conducting a study on public perception of statelessness and would be extremely grateful if you could participate in my survey. Your perspective is vital for my research, and by sharing your insights, you will help me and others gain a deeper understanding of this crucial issue as we are all learning together. Thank you so much! 🤗 If you are interested simply follow this link to complete the survey: https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3IaD7A9G2RgSH9Y If you need more information or if you would like to share anything in relation to the study please contact me via email : sxe828@student.bham.ac.uk

Frances TimberlakeRising Companion

posted in Stories & Experiences

New podcast episode on statelessness in the UK

ENS has recently done a collab with Refugee Action’s ‘Experts by Experience’ podcast in the UK, and some fantastic community members spoke about the experience of statelessness and the intersection between stateless and the asylum system, in the UK. Please give it a listen!Twitter: https://twitter.com/ENStatelessness/status/1686026071659982849?s=20Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvZQXVhs7B4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

NosuCompanion

posted in Stories & Experiences

You are invited: Making statelessness visible - A photovoice project !

KhaledAlShatti84Companion

asked in Questions

Important inquiry

Hi, I am stateless from Kuwait. I applied for asylum in the Netherlands almost a year ago with my wife (she was pregnant) and we voluntarily returned to Kuwait before any decision was issued in the asylum case. Can I apply for asylum again in Another country has knowledge of the issue of stateless people??

asked in Stories & Experiences

stateless in lebanon

Hello my name is khalil, I am a stateless young man, I am 22 years old, I live in Lebanon, the country in which I was born, I suffer a lot, because I am in a country that does not recognize my existence, I have a Laissez-passer that I can travel with, please help me to travel to any country that embraces me and that I can belong to, I have great hope in Life, but I will not be able to live as long as I am in a country that considers me a stranger, even though I was born here. I want to live and feel that I am like other people. I suffer a lot in all fields. There is no medicine, no civil rights, no aid, nothing. Any country that makes me belong to it. I will save him with my soul, I will respect his laws, customs, traditions, people, I will love him as if he was the country in which I was born, please help me ❤. Whats app : +96170286957 / instagram : khalil.alromhi

REALA.Companion

asked in Stories & Experiences

Citizens' Office does not want to recognize my statelessness

hello guys, first of all I would like to thank you guys for publishing such a great site. I have been recognized as a stateless person for almost 2 years. Before that, I was registered as an Unresolved Citizen with the authorities. Now to my problem, I wanted to apply for a registration certificate (Meldebescheinigung) at the German citizens' office, since the registration certificate contains the citizenship, I asked the employee to change this from uncleared to stateless and then presented my travel document for stateless persons. Since the employee was not familiar with this, he asked a supervisor. She didn't want to change it, as other documents have to be presented to prove this. It didn't make any sense to me at all. When asked what documents I have to present, she got angry and expelled me from the building. Is it normal to be treated as if you were a second class person just because you are stateless? With the German naturalization one can prove one's statelessness with the tra

LynnRising Companion

published in Stories & Experiences

Between Anger & Bitterness: About getting my status recognised and being the “Lagom Swede”Community Voices

It took me a while to process the end of an eight year fight with the Swedish asylum agency and getting a paper that one day might put an end to my statelessness.Before I share my story with you, I would like to start with Kehlani’s words: “My condolences to anyone who has ever lost meAnd to anyone who got lost in me or to anyoneWho ever felt they took a loss with meMy apologiesFor the misunderstandingOr the lack thereof” I was 22 when I arrived in Sweden. I am 30 now. It took me eight years to get my refugee status recognized. I would love to tell everyone who congratulated me that I am not a fearless, courageous, selfless warrior. I am not a queen of resilience. The truth is I am a rootless tree in exile: I inherited a stateless refugee status in 1992 and have been jumping from one status to another since then, expressing myself in any language but my own! The 26th of April 2022 was a normal day. I was working from home and had a meeting at 15:00. A few minutes into the meeting, I lo

ChristianaStatefree Team

published in People in the community

Meet Anny Faice - The new Social AI-Activist for StatelessnessTechnology for good

Dear Community, We are happy to introduce to you a new “member” of our community - and by that we mean the overall community of actors that is working relentlessly to combat statelessness. This is Anny Faice (@AnnyFaice), a digital character created with the help of artificial intelligence ⬇ Anny Faice - Our new Social AI-ActivistTogether with Cosmonaut & Kings, a Berlin based agency, we have developed Anny Faice, an AI-Activist that aims to raise awareness on the issue of statelessness. In the Twitter Bio Anny explains: I'm Anny, an AI activist for equal rights for stateless people. Let's break down barriers and build a world where everyone belongs. You can follow and join Anny’s journey here on Twitter. For you to get more familiar with Anny right from the start, we want to address what we think might be the most pressing questions upfront. Therefore this article is an initial summary of FAQs referring to the initiation and implementation of Anny Faice. One more note, for thos

NicoleCompanion

asked in Questions

Einbürgerung

Ich bin Nicole Großmann und bin sowie mein Vater in Deutschland geboren. Mein Opa kam im zweiten Weltkrieg als Kriegsgefangener von Montenegro nach Deutschland und hat dann eine Deutsche Frau geheiratet und sein restliches Leben in Deutschland verbracht, genauso wie mein Vater und ich. Wir sind hier zur Schule gegangen, haben die Ausbildung abgeschlossen und immer gearbeitet. Leider wurden mein Vater und ich nie in Montenegro registriert, somit erhalten wir seit mehreren Jahren, seit Montenegro und Serbien sich getrennt haben keinen Ausweis mehr. Uns ist es nicht möglich, noch im Nachhinein dort registrieren zu lassen, da wir keine Verwandten haben, die helfen könnten und Geld für einen Anwalt haben wir auch nicht. Selbst reisen können wir ohne gültigen Ausweis ja nicht. Die Auslandsbehörde hier in Mülheim will nicht helfen wegen der Einbürgerung. Die beharren darauf, das wir uns in Montenegro registrieren lassen müssen, um an einen Ausweis von Montenegro zu kommen, damit wir uns einbü

mariaCompanion

posted in People in the community

hello there!! I’m Maria (she/her), a 22 y/o Romni from Germany

I’m lucky enough to have been born here and since carrying a german passport, as well as being the first one in my family to have access to higher education (or any education past 9th grade really). I’m trying my best in recognizing the many privileges my life has given me while still keeping in mind that all these things are lucky coincidenes at best*, which is why I feel like I should finally put them to use. *I guess my identity consists of a state of being in-between regarding many different aspects of my life, and I hope that gives me enough insight and personal experience on one hand, as well as enough access to existing opressive structures to be able to change them eventually. Feel free to contact me! I’m excited to connect with you, whether it be for private chit-chat, invitations to educational and/or critical events, you need participants on surveys or petitions, or if you want to give me a notice on any use of language that I could improve.Also, please reach out to me if y

StatefreeStatefree Team

published in Stories & Experiences

New on The Statefree Pod: Lynn and Karmel share their thoughts on identity, belonging and statelessnessCommunity Voices

A new episode of The Statefree Pod is out! This time, Lynn & Karmel share their thoughts on identity, belonging and statelessness 👉 Listen to it on Spotify or Google Podcast.Lynn and Karmel have a lot in common: both were born stateless in Damascus and attended the same school. Both belong to the third generation of Palestinian Syrians and both live in Europe now. And yet, their views on identity and statelessness are very different. Listen to this episode to learn why living in a bubble can have advantages, how statelessness has saved Lynn’s life and how the experience of statelessness has made them the people they are today.Find the episode here on Spotify or Google Podcast.______________________Music by Blin The project ‘The Statefree Pod’ was funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung.

StatefreeStatefree Team

published in Stories & Experiences

Gazmen and his wish for the children of the future: Listen to our latest podcast episode in Italian & SpanishCommunity voices

Do you speak Italian and understand Spanish? Then the new episode on The Statefree Pod is for you: 👉 Listen here on Spotify or Google Podcast In this bilingual episode, Gazmen talks about his experience of statelessness and the administrative and family reasons that resulted in statelessness. A conflict between nationality laws (jus solis and jus sanguinis) keeps him in statelessness. Having lived many years in Italy, he only managed to get his statelessness recognized in Italy after 12 years. Now in Germany, his situation is still uncertain, even though he was born there. Informed by this struggle and the discrimination he experiences as Roma, Gazmen’s greatest wish for the future is clear: that no child in this world should grow up stateless anymore. Find it here on Spotify & on Google Podcast Apolide e cittadino del mondo: Il mio desiderio per i bambini del futuroParlate italiano? Allora avete trovato l'episodio perfetto di questo podcast sull'apolidia. Gazmen parla della su

ChristianaStatefree Team

published in Facts & Research

New Data on Statelessness in Germany: At least every tenth stateless person in Germany was born thereNews

[Summary: New data on statelessness in Germany reveals the urgent need for action. MPs of the Green and the Left Party release statement about the need for action and urge the government to resolve the situation of stateless people. Link to the parliamentary question below]In the past 7 days, the issue of statelessness has been covered more often in German press than probably at any time in the last 7 years. The reason for this: a new parliamentary question has revealed the following new findings - and many more - about statelessness in Germany: At least every tenth stateless person in Germany, was also born in Germany. More than half of the persons with undetermined citizenship have been living in Germany for more than 5 years. The issue of statelessness has not been discussed in the sessions on nationality for the last ten (!) years. Filiz Polat, a Green Member of German Parliament (MP) and migration expert, summed it up quite well in her statement : "For a long time now, Germany h

DenisStatefree Team

published in Facts & Research

Human Rights in Germany // Menschenrechte in DeutschlandNew Report

English Version below - Reading time 4 min Neue Informationen zur Menschenrechtssituation von Staatenlosen in DeutschlandLiebe Community, wir freuen uns zusammen mit dem Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) und dem European Network on Statelessness (ENS), den ersten gemeinsamen Bericht zur Staatenlosigkeit in Deutschland an die Vereinten Nationen (United Nations – kurz UN) abzugeben. Mit dem Bericht hat Statefree den UN Informationen zur Menschenrechtssituation von staatenlosen Personen in Deutschland gegeben und konkrete Empfehlungen an Deutschland formuliert. In einem speziellen Verfahren “UPR”, hat das ENS, das ISI und Statefree geprüft, ob Deutschland die Menschenrechte staatenloser Personen achtet und umsetzt. Der gesamten Bericht ist im Anhang dieses Blog-Artikels zu finden (siehe unten). Was ist das Universal Periodic Review (kurz UPR) ?Die allgemeine regelmäßige Überprüfung (UPR) ist ein Instrument des Menschenrechtsrats der Vereinten Nationen, welches die Menschenr

MontagscaféCompanion

asked in Questions

Veranstaltung zu Staatenlosigkeit im Montagscafé (Dresden)

Liebe Community,wir machen hier in Dresden seid 2015 das Format Montagscafe. Das ist ein Raum im Theater, der jeden Montag für Menschen aus Dresden (oder Umgebung) öffnet. Wir sind vor allem Anlaufstelle für Menschen, die neu in Dresden sind, was überwiegend geflüchtete Personen sind, weil wir auch ganz pragmatische Unterstützung anbieten, aber auch Wohnzimmer zum Leute kennenlernen. Fotos mit Eindrücken von diversen Veranstaltungen des Montagscafés (auch auswärts), findest du hier.Neben der praktischen Unterstützung und einer zu Hause Atmosphäre, gibt es immer ein kreativ-diskursives Programm mit Workshops oder Podiumsdiskussionen zu Themen, die unser Publikum betreffen. Also auch das große Thema Staatenlosigkeit. Am 5.Juni würden wir uns im Montagscafé gerne mit dem Thema Staatenlosigkeit auseinandersetzen, indem wir verschiedene Personen einladen und gemeinsam Diskustieren. Wir gehen stark davon aus, dass dieses Thema von der nicht betroffene Bevölkerung kaum wahrgenommen wird und a

StatefreeStatefree Team

published in Stories & Experiences

Statelessness and human rights: Fighting for social change through art and activismcommunity voices

Dear Community, our new podcast episode is ready for you! In this episode you will have the pleasure to listen and learn from Prince and Aleksejs. @Prince and @Aleksejs have two completely different backgrounds, but have both found a way to confront their statelessness through art and activism. Prince found strength in his work as a music artist. Aleksejs founded Apatride Network, a collective for stateless people in Europe. In this episode we hear what it was like for them to speak publicly about their statelessness for the first time and what consequences it brought about why both are convinced that we need to reach out to everyone, including those with a different opinion and about why the voices of stateless people are necessary and valuable for international representatives to address the lack of knowledge and existing misconceptions. Trigger warning: this episode addresses human trafficking, sexual abuse and racialised violence. Listen here (on Spotify or Google Podcasts) an

Rebek_kaCompanion

asked in Questions

stateless - Germany

Hello Community,I have a question concerning a client of mine (I am working as a psychologist). This client is currently stateless, although he has no official confirmation of being stateless. He came to Germany about 30 years ago from Aserbaidzhan - with a passport from the Soviet Union, birthplace Aserbaidzhan. Since his last passport expired he doesn’t have a valid passport - German authorities don’t want to confirm the statelessness. They want him to get official confirmations from russian and armentian consulate to prove that he is neither russian nor armenian citizen. He has a official document from Aserbaidzahn confirming that he has no aserbaidzhanian citizenship. All he wants is the official title of statelessness so that he is able to apply for German citizienship. He lives in the current situation (no valid documents) for 4 years now - which means he can’t work nor leave the country. Two lawyers who were involved in the case couldn’t help. The problem is the German foreigner

MargaridaStatefree Team

published in Facts & Research

SVR Policy Brief about Statelessness in Germany

SVR Policy Brief: Life without a passport: The situation of stateless people in GermanyThe Expert Council on Integration and Migration (Sachverständigenrat) has published a policy brief about statelessness in Germany. It confirms Statefree’s advocacy and visibility work and shows that stateless people are confronted with multiple barriers to participation and rights. The policy brief confirms that Germany is currently failing to meet its obligations under international conventions and political change is necessary. Important numbers are highlighted: 16% of people with a recognized stateless status and 32% of people with a so-called undetermined nationality were born in Germany. After Syria, Germany is the second most frequent country of birth of stateless people in Germany. This shows that statelessness is produced in Germany due to its restrictive nationality law and inadequate birth registration practices. The policy brief also references the scientific work by Statefree team member

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