Ep 6: Inside immigration detention. With Saied Al Karim (English).

De Verbranders

Saied Al Karim arrived to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam in 2016, applied for asylum, was rejected, and subsequently moved to an immigration detention center. He was kept there for fourteen months, after which he was put on the street because he was deemed 'undeportable'. Many months later, he was granted asylum. In this episode, he shares his insights on the Dutch detention and deportation regime and the people that work for it, and talks about his efforts to resist the system from inside the prison. For more on immigration detention in the Netherlands, see www.stichtinglos.nl and www.meldpuntvreemdelingendetentie.nl. And listen to episode 5 with Barak Kalir. For more about Saied's experience inside immigration detention, see the beautiful graphic novel Alle Dagen Ui by B. Carrot, published by Soul Food Comics, and for more by B. Carrot, see www.bcarrot.nl or www.instagram.com/bcarrotdraws Music: Ya Habibi Ta'ala by Lynn Adib and Zeid Hamdan Graphic design by Thomas from Dark Roast (www.instagram.com/thomas.darkroast) Theme music: David (guitar) and Joris (drums) Theme music: Allen (accordion)and Neske (violin), after Doina from the Fanfare Ciocarlia