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Stop Garbi Yildirim's deportation!
When in the eighties the Kurdish population came under increased attack from the Turkish military, the Kurdish family Yildirim sent their two children to a relative in Germany, in order to protect them from the terror in Turkey. The now 18 year old Garbi Yildirim lived since he was ten years old in Lilienthal, he grew up and was socialised here. As a migrant, he grew up in two cultures. He was under strong pressure under family structures and at the same time was confronted injustice in Germany.

From the day that Garbi and his brother arrived in Germany, aged Ten and Nine until now they have had to struggle to survive. They had to struggle to try free themselves from the debilitating effects poverty and systematic racial discrimination from the establishment and from society. Garbi and his friends had to often resist racist attacks by neo-fascists and "normal" racism, all of these are strongly represented in Lilienthal and its surroundings. Further being Kurdish brought him into confrontation with the so-called "grey wolves" - the Turkish fascists.

The systematic discrimation of "foreigners",  which is the basis of the foreigners' law, also strongly effected Garbi's life. He came more and more frequently in difficulties with the law, which were symptomatic of the problems that Garbi finds himself today.

Almost immediately after he came of age, Garbi Yildirim was without warning given deportation order to Turkey by the end of July. The deportation will mean that, as a Kurd, he is to face social repression and state terror by the Turkish regime. Additionally he will be forced to do military service. He categorically rejects military service, because - as a Kurd - this will mean aiming weapons against his own people. The tragic case of the Kurdish conscientious objector Sueleyman Aksoy shows what Garbi will be exposed to if he is deported. Sueleyman Aksoy was deported in February 1999 to Turkey and after a two-day intorrogation by the airport police, transferred directly to the military authorities in Ankara. Three months later, his family was handed over the body of Sueleyman Aksoy, who was alleged to have committed suicide. Against official orders, the family opened the coffin and found a completely mutilated and disfigured body - obviously no suicide.

Social and ethnic cleansing
Some influential political figures in Germany have been openly talking of second generation migrant youth being in excess to requirement for the economic system in Germany. They are arguing that these youth are under-qualified, have no respect for the German law and are engaged in 'unlawful activity' and have no place in German society. In fact the number of people who would normaly have the right to stay in Germany but are deported due to criminal activity is rapidly increasing. The politics of criminalisation is deeply connected to deportation practice. As unemployement in Germany increases the rich are also getting richer. Cynical and opportunist politicians will defend the system and the status quo by trying to turn, any legitimate anger that the poor will have against the rich, towards the refugees and also migrants. Poisonous statements from the politicians are finding a chilling resonance within German society. Deportation of Garbi is part of this relentless trend that all those who oppose racism must make a stand.

No to double punishment for foreigners!
Garbi was arrested and taken to a criminal procedure on 3 August 1999 directed against his person and others. Garbi recieved a punishment according to German law (a suspended sentence). If Garbi was a German this would stop here. However, even though Garbi has been socialised almost completely in Germany and even though he can hardly speak Turkish, he will recieve an extra punishment - that is deportation to Turkey. As Garbi is Kurdish this punishment will result in tragic consequences. Garbi was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by judicial order, in order to preempt any protest action against his deportation and to prevent an alleged "escape". On Thursday, the 5.8. 99 he was taken to the deportation prison in Uelzen (Lower Saxony), although his asylum request had in the meanwhile been submitted to the Federal Office for acknowledgment of foreign refugees in Nuernberg. A crime that would result in a suspended sentence or less for a German youth could result in torture and even a death sentence for Garbi.

We urgently request all those concerned with justice to join the campaign to stop the deportation of  Garbi Yildirim!

Please send a fax to protest against the deportation of Garbi Yildirim. Please send protest faxes to:
- the foreigners police in Osterholz-Scharmbeck arguing that Garbi Yildirim should be freed immediately (Fax + 49 4791 - 930358)
- to the 'Bundesamt für die Anerkennung ausländischer Flüchtlinge' to accept the new asylum application of  Garbi and accept his right to stay (Fax  + 49 911 943 4000)
Please send a copy of your fax to the IMRV: (Fax +49 421 5577094)
Garbi's Friends
International Human Rights Association - Bremen,                                                                                                       Kornstr. 51, 28201 Bremen, Germany. Tel. + 49 421 5577 093 Fax +49 421 5577 094,
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mail@humanrights.de
 
 

Alte (Fax-) Kampagne + Dauermahnwache (Marktplatz Bremen):
Drohende Abschiebung eines 18-jährigen Kurden
Campagne de fax très urgent fracais
Deportation threat for an eighteen year old Kurd who had lived in Germany since he was 10! english
Hintergünde:
NEU IMRV: Offener Brief an das Verwaltungsgericht in Stade und die Ausländerbehörde in Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Interview mit Lyne, Hakki, Julia
Pressemitteilung der Kampagne Garbi muß bleiben + IMRV
Redebeitrag Garbi – Demo
Photos:
Die Vorgänge beim Amtsgericht (Garbi's Anhörung)
Die Vorgänge beim Amtsgericht (Protest)
Pressespiegel:
junge Welt, 17.8.99: Abschiebung trotz Todesgefahr
taz Bremen 14.8.99: Doppelte Strafe für Bremer Kurden?
taz Bremen 16.8.99 Optimistische HipHop-Beats für Garbi
taz Bremen v. 3.8.99: Abschiebung zur Miliz
Wümme-Zeitung: Viele fürchten um Garbi Yildirims Leben
Support/Unterstützung:
Brief des DFG-VK an die Auslanderbehörde und das Verwaltungsgericht.
Presseerklärung des DFG-VK