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Around 100 people demonstrate through Berlin's centre to protest for a humane settlement on family reunification of fugitives.
A broad alliance of organisations, including "Family Life for All", had called for a protest.
Background is the still restrictive handling of family reunification for fugitives, especially for those with subsidiary status, by the Federal Government. In addition, there are bureaucratic hurdles that make it more difficult to follow, even if this is legally required.
Dozens of activists, among them many refugees, held a rally in front of the seat of the German parliament in Berlin to critizise the asylum policy of the German government. Especially the change of the law which undermines the right of family reunification and the planned central camps for incoming refugees were condemned.
While the coalition talks between CDU/CSU, F.D.P. and the Greens took place in the embassy, Syrian and German activists rally outside the embassy to demand familiy reunification. Thousands of family members are waiting in Greece to oversettle to Germany where their relatives have had granted asylum status. The family reunification is one of the most controversial topics during the coalition talks.
Dozens of refugees and supporters held a rally in front of the Federal ministry for Internal Affairs to protest for their family reunification. More than 4,000 family members wait in Greece to be brought to Germany. The activists held the Greek government responsible for a delay up to 18 month without a chance for the waiting refugees to see their family members again in the near future.
Fourteen refugees started an hunger strike in Athens to force the Greek government for their family reunification.
