We corrected previous title and that we apologize. North African Jewish - RefugeeBlackBox activist sued for defamation by the director of the refugee camp. * Monday: 09.10.2023 | Time: 11:00 am * Place: Hall Room 1, Floor 1. OG / Weißenseer Str. 52 | 99610 – Sömmerda The first court hearing was on 27.09.2023 in Sooemmerda
"Dear Refugee activists, making political demands for continued solidarity with the oppressed will help you overcome political ignorance, the political burden of political activism, and other related issues." by RefugeeBlackBox activist. Court Hearing, YOUR PRESENCE MATTERS! Refugee BlackBox activist is suing the Director of the refugee camp in Sömmerda and the Authorities there. Invitation to the court hearing!!! Read statement below. YOUR PRESENCE MATTERS! Hello everybody, "A friend and an activist of the Refugee Black Box solidarity group invites you to attend the court session, to follow the progress of the above-named case. He is sued by the Director of the refugee camp in Sömmerda against defamation We will be grateful if you come forward to show your solidarity and attend the court session. Show the authorities that you will not back down from exposing illegal violations. Winning this litigation is a victory for the entire refugee community, as well as a victory against racism and the extreme right in Germany. It is a victory for democracy." Said the activist. The next Court hearing is: * Monday: 09.10.2023 | Time: 11:00 am * Place: Hall Room 1, Floor 1. OG / Weißenseer Str. 52 | 99610 – Sömmerda The first Court hearing took place on Wednesday 27th September 2023 at the Courts of Sömmerda at Weißenseer Straße 52. It was attended by a considerable number of supporters made up of anti-racist activists and a handful of refugees. At the court, the presiding judge heard everyone’s statements, and added another session to hear the remaining ones. Consequently, the next hearing is now fixed for Monday 09th October, 2023 at the same place. Your presence is important. Please come with friends and comrades to show solidarity with the victim against the racist and anti-semitic structures that are now the hallmark of the refugee camp in Sömmerda. We cannot afford to be silent on this and we cannot afford to return to the 1930s and 40s in Germany. Against the background of the many scandals to which our comrade was a witness, we demand : • The opening of an immediate, comprehensive and transparent investigation into the allegations by our comrade and what is happening in Landkreis Sömmerda. • The immediate transfer of our comrade from that Region due to his health condition, insecurity and lack of safety. • Immediate provision of adequate healthcare – Cardiologist needed. • An explanation as to why his documents were tampered with in violation of his right to data protection. See you soon and stay strong! RefugeeBlackBox, Jena The pressing demands of the independently organized struggles of refugees in Germany will be met by our strengthened solidarity. The VOICE – RefugeeBlackbox thevoiceforum.org/node/4847 Email: thevoiceforum@gmx.de The Activist statement: I’m Mr. K.; a jewish refugee from North Africa and live in Thüringen. I lived in Sömmerda for about 10 months. While there, I witnessed a big scandal and many illegal things, ranging from anti-semitism, repression, far-right activities to illegal leaking of personal data, amongst others. From 17.11.2021 to 01.09.2022, I lived at GMU für Flüchtlinge, Weißenseer Str. 57 / 99610 - Sömmerda. It is a camp managed by ASB. Here, the conditions were unbearable for me and I went through a real psychological torment from the ASB staff in the camp in Sömmerda. They refused to take my health condition into account even though I suffer from a chronic heart disease. All major medical facilities were far from me, and I did not get any help from the camp staff to aid my medical necessities. Once I complained to the police about my situation, racism and anti-semitism against me increased in the camp. Many other inhabitants in the camp witnessed this. On 30.08.2022 I was subjected to a fierce anti-semitic attack from the Camp Manager “Heimleiter”, Mr. C.W from (ASB Sömmerda). He forced me to live with another refugee in a room even when he knew we were no compatible. My health conditions deteriorated and I could not continue with all the online courses that I was attending. When I complained about this to him, he replied: “Dein platz ist in Holocaust, nicht hier, Scheiß Jude”. I filed a complaint by the police about this incident and my situation with the Stabsstelle Integrierte - Sozialplanung in Sömmerda because I refused to accept such racist and anti-semitic insults and abuse. Then staff of the Ausländerbehörde came to look for me, but I was not around. On the 01.09.2022, Mr. M.P from Ausländerbehörde & Mr. E.P - Flüchtlingsbetreuung – from ASB came to transfer me without any legal order. Although I didn’t fill out any transfer request, I was transferred in arbitrary manner without any explanation or reason, without any legal justification and without considering my health condition. You could see the anger in their eyes. It was such a brutal experience as I was forcibly moved to a new camp. I was so afraid that I called the police for protection but they told me that it was not their job and that I should call my lawyer. My new camp is located in ‘’Kölleda’’. It is isolated and lacks the most basic public facilities (Hospital, VHS etc). It is far from all necessary facilities. It is obvious that I have been brought here to put pressure on me psychologically. When I explained this even before my transfer, they told me to call 112 for any emergency. Two organisations (Flüchtlingsrat & EmpowerMensch) and I met with the head of the ASB Sömmerda (Mr. C.K - ASB Leiter / CDU Fraktion), on 06.09.2022 and Mr. E.P - ASB Flüchtlingsbetreuung. Mr. C.K - ASB Leiter was very rude in this meeting as he kept mocking me during the whole meeting by saying “Ich will über Holocaust erklären”. The first question he asked is “Wo ist Herr K?”. Moreover, he had a copy of the Anzeige I made to the police even though I did not complain about him. He also mocked the employees of the 2 organizations Flüchtlingsrat & EmpowerMensch who were witnesses to everything that happened. And on the same day of the meeting, I had an appointment on 06.09.2022 with the Gesundheitsamt, to get a single room or an apartment because I am over 9 months in Germany. I was surprised to get a call from Gesundheitsamt Sömmerda, that my appointment was cancelled because all the doctors are on vacation and that they will give me another appointment. Till now, I haven’t received any. In addition, for almost a year now I do not even have a doctor Cardiologist, to do surgery Ablation. Recently, the police sent me a case for defamation after I went to file a complaint against Anti-Semitism. So, I was the complainant! But now, I am accused of defamation. I came to Germany to seek protection, and I am being persecuted by a group of racists right wing-extremist, as the ASB, with all its might is bent on destroying me. They want to make me an example to everyone who will complain or criticize the reality of their camp management. At the moment, others in the camp tell me, that they are trying to fix the accumulated neglect of the camp facilities to show that they are not doing anything wrong. The camp, by the way, is not suitable for receiving animals, let alone human being. It is an insult to human dignity. As a result of the terrible experiences I had in Sömmerda and Kölleda, I often thought of suicide and now my health has rapidly deteriorated. I don’t feel safe. I came to Germany to seek safety and to begin a new future in this country, not to face problems with right-wing system and officials. Here, there is concerted hatred and systematic racism towards refugees. The effects are devastating. Thank you in advance for your time
