Nine Years Seeking Asylum - Portrait of an asylum seeker who has been living within the asylum system for 9 years
20.01.2012
 Ronald Wasswa came from Uganda to seek asylum in Denmark when he was 22 years old; he is now 31. He came as a young man full of hope. He had completed his Advanced Levels, also known as High School. Now he goes to a Danish School for young asylum seekers at the Red Cross Centre in Frederiksberg. Read more
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Opting For Second Hand Commodities
20.01.2012
.jpg) The world’s population is increasing exponentially. As of today, according to an estimate of the United Nations, it has already exceeded 7 billion. The total annual birth rate up to 2011 was 135 million per year. To meet the increasing requirements of food, forests are being cut down and fuel combustion is causing pollution, hence global warming. Opting for second hand commodities just might help reducing CO2 emissions. Read more
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New Times #81, January 2012 Edition
11.01.2012
 IS GOING TO PRESS!
We are happy to announce that issue #81, the January 2012 Edition of New Times, is going to press this week. After a dry year without any print editions in 2011, we aim to publish four issues a year, from now on. The theme is "New Times" as in "Change", since the present issue represents a new beginning in itself - in times of change.
We will deliver the crisp magazine to former subscribers by the end of next week. If you want to subscribe, let us know as soon as possible, so that we can add you to the list. Subscription and delivery is free of charge, but we depend on donations and support, so please keep us in mind!
Yours,
The Editor |
Flash mob in the Central Station on 18th of November 2011
06.12.2011
On November 18th the group Ud Af Centrene (Out of the Centres, refering to the Asylum Centres – ed.) organized a flash mob in Copenhagen Central Station to ask people to stop for 2 minutes. The demonstrators walked inside Copenhagen Central Station and stopped spontaneously for 2 minutes to show the people how your life will be confused for just 2 minutes, while at the same time most of the asylum seekers in Denmark are waiting in centres for the immigration service to decide on their destiny for2 years or even more.
(The sign in the girls hand says: We also hate waiting – All asylum seekers should be able to live and work outside the centres - Adil is flashing an issue of the New Times) |
Will Asylum Seekers Live Outside the Centres?
02.12.2011
Johannes Schmidt Nielsen is a young powerful Danish politician and the political Spokesperson for Enhedslisten Party (Red Green Alliance). Her party is a supporting party for the government coalition. Journalist Zack Khadudu spoke to her about the proposal for asylum seekers to be allowed to live and work outside the asylum centres. Read more
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Why reject us? Afghan demonstrators ask
11.11.2011
.JPG) Over one hundred and fifty demonstrators, most of whom were Afghan nationals marched in the streets of Copenhagen on November 10th 2011. The demonstration was to call the attention of the Danish government and the general public to the plight of Afghan asylum seekers in Denmark. Read more
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Hands at the Camera
11.11.2011
This video is not a news video or some thing like that. I prefer to call it an Art Video, maybe you will agree with me?
The subject is hands; hands showing violence, joy, sadness, worry, stress and embarrassment.
What do you see in the pictures? What feelings are they showing? Please let me know by writing your comments.
You should know that these pictures are actually the result of a certain period in my life and a tribute to my old friends in the New Times Magazine.
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Good News for Asylum Seekers! Just maybe...
08.11.2011
.JPG) The new government led by Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schimdt made a lot of promises to foreigners during the campaign period. About two months after the election (15th Sept 2011), immigrants in general and asylum seekers in particular are still waiting to see any meaningful changes in their situations. Journalist Zach K. speaks to Member of Parliament Zenia Stampe, who is also the spokesperson on Immigration and security for the party “Radikale Venstre”, which is proposing better conditions for foreigners in Denmark. Read more
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Sports Camp
31.10.2011
 Autumn holiday was a week of fun and celebration for most children living in the asylum centres in Denmark, in an effort to utilize their time productively.
Recently, children aged 6 up to 18 years of age from Auderød centre, Sandholm centre, Avnstrup centre, Vipperød centre and Kongelunden centre participated in boxing, football, basketball, karate and dancing.This was the third year of the sports camp, which took place in Kildeskovshallen in Gentofte kommune, as the previous years. Read more
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Rejected Somali asylum seekers revisited
26.10.2011
.jpg) Sometime in July, a group of rejected somali asylum seekers took to the streets, and ended up demonstrating in front of the Parliament for a couple of days. But according to Mr. Mohamed, one of the most active members of the board of the Somali rejected asylum seekers, this seemingly isolated case is just the tip of the iceberg if one has to ponder the relevance and significance of the plight of rejected asylum seekers, approaching the issue from a broad angle of view. He was willing to grant New Times a follow up interview in retrospect, shedding more light on the matter. Read more
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Andy Madadian concert in Copenhagen
26.10.2011
 Andy Madadian, a famous Iranian singer, was born on the 21st of April, 1959, in Iran to ethnic Iranian-Armenian parents. When the 1979 Iranian Revolution took place, he left Iran for the United States. He continued his career in Los Angeles, California. Today he is very famous with the Iranian people and others around the world. Read more
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14 Ways to eat healthy while keeping it cheap
14.10.2011
.JPG) You probably think eating healthy is expensive. To be honest, it is. But there are tricks to spare your savings account and keep healthy at a low cost. Here are fourteen ways to eat more healthy while keeping it cheap. Read more
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Will The New Government Allow Asylum Seekers To Work?
07.10.2011
.jpg) The Danes have spoken, democracy has been exercised. It is now official: Denmark will have a new government. After almost a decade under the leadership of the right, Denmark will have a centre left government; and for the first time in history a female prime Minister. The centre left emerged as victor in the closely contested election on September 15,2011 by 92 of the 179 seats. But what does this change mean for the immigrants and asylum seekers in Denmark? Read more
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Peace is Life
07.10.2011
.JPG) Poem by Mame
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Illustration by Shoji |
The Solar System at a glance
07.10.2011
.JPG) There are billions of galaxies in the cosmos and each of them contains billions of stars and solar systems revolving around them. We are just a tiny whit in the Universe. Just think if there are billions of solar systems, can we alone in the Universe? This is just impossible, scientists believe that there are at least fifty thousand solar systems with different kind of life. Whenever I look at sky in night I hope we shall meet someone someday from outer space and it just fascinate me. This fascination of different kind of lives and systems and how do they work prompted me to write an article about our Solar System because we are aware only of our Solar System and outer space is yet to be explored.
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Imagine!
05.10.2011
.jpg) Enjoy this poem by Mojtaba Sarai
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Moving Voices - a radio documentary training course
04.10.2011
A creative training course in radio documentary and feature making open for exiled Middle Eastern and Afghan journalists.
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The Pride Parade
30.09.2011
.JPG) The gay pride parade has been an extension of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender). For many centuries the LGBT community has been oppressed and forced to stay in the closet by the heterosexual “straight people“ . Pride is a word that means self respect and worthiness, hence the gay community came up with the word to bring a sense of their achievements, their value, raise their self esteem, to fight the prejudice and the victimization in the society . The community uses the rainbow flag which actually looks like a rainbow but with 6 colours although they differ based on tradition. It portrays the diversity of the people, these colours being red (life), orange (healing), yellow (sunlight), green (nature), blue (harmony), and purple/violet (spirit) . This flag was made by a San Fransisco artist named Gilbert Baker in 1976.
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Dreams of a better tomorrow - The expectations of African youth
28.09.2011
.jpg) Day by day the youth population is increasing in Africa. Persons between 15 to 35 years make up 65% of the African population. This makes Africa the continent of youth. A youth who face many challenges.
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Becoming Cosmopolitan in Denmark
26.09.2011
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Even though the Danish Red Cross tries to create a respectful, peaceful and diplomatic atmosphere in the centers, this does not exclude the existence of conflicts, some of which are difficult to resolve, and may go so far that police involvement may be necessary.
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Becoming integrated in Lejre kommune
22.08.2011
 Becoming integrated is very important for foreigners living in Denmark. The time this process takes varies according to each individual's personal circumstances. Embarrassment, age, job and getting to know Danes are some of the most important factors for integration of foreigners.
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The Sankt Hans Eve Festival
28.06.2011
 On the eve of the 23rd of June, I headed to Amager Strand Station. People were arriving and as the night went by, we headed towards the the sandy beach where huge branches had been piled up in readiness for the bonfire.
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Luminous Stars
28.06.2011
![]()  This article spotlights three short biographies of three among the greatest persons our world has ever known: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama.
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REJECTED SOMALI ASYLUM SEEKERS DEMONSTRATION
28.06.2011
 On Monday the 20th of June people of Somali nationality gathered in Christiansborg Slotsplads in front of the government building to express their frustrations about the asylum system with regard to their particular plight as rejected asylum seekers.
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Mark Jørgensen emulates the spirit of giving
24.06.2011
 Mark Jørgensen [young boy from Hanstholm, Ed.] yet again showed his fellow age mates what it means to have a big heart. At 12 years, Jørgensen recently became the youngest contributor to the Hanstholm Asylcentre, where he offered his lego toys games to the kids at the centre.
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SPORTS - a social union trait
22.06.2011
 It was 1994 in Rwanda, just before the ethnic and political tensions in that country culminated in the terrible human calamity, later known as the Rwandan Genocide. As a journalist for the once-powerful government print media, I was asked to report on a rather unusual athletic event. Read more
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NEW TIMES IN THE BOARDROOM
22.06.2011
 New perspectives, objectives and instruments. Interview with Anne la Cour Vågen, the new Head of the Asylum Department at the Danish Red Cross. Read more
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IN AND AROUND THE TRAMPOLINE HOUSE
17.06.2011
.jpg) Many of the New Times writers and readers benefit from the offers regularly presented by the cultural center 'Trampoline House' in Copenhagen. Throw one or preferably several glances at Kamran's fine pictures and read more on www.trampolinehouse.dk!
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TRAVELLING
16.06.2011
 I’ve chosen the topic of travelling because it is one of the things you miss as a refugee or asylum seeker. Since time immemorial humans have never sat still; there are many reasons: climate change, lack of food or just a bad neighbourhood, maybe it's just one of the laws of evolution or one of the components of our human nature that make people move. Read more
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THERE AND BACK
08.06.2011
 After trying to seek asylum in Denmark, Nyang is now building a new life in Senegal. She reflects on her reception in Denmark - including a stay in Ellebæk prison. Read more
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NOVO NORDISK IN TOGETHERNESS WITH WOMEN'S CENTER
01.06.2011
 Novo Nordisk is a focused Health Care Company and the world’s leading company in Diabetes care. From the 2nd to the 4th of May, 2011 they had a programme called “Green house programme”... Read more
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KEEP MOVING!
27.05.2011
 Minister for Transport Hans Christian Schmidt praises the possibility of moving from place to place. Back in April 2011 New Times ran the article “Transport infrastructural philosophies” (read it HERE). Subsequently, we have received an official comment from the Danish Minister for Transport, Hans Christian Schmidt (Danish Liberal Party). Read more
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Religious peace in the Asylum Centres
25.05.2011
 In the world today, religious and ethnic differences have separated people and races resulting in wars and all evil you can think of. But in the asylum centres in Denmark, there is a contrasting difference as an atmosphere of peace seems to exist amongst Christians, Muslims and other religious bodies worshipping separately in their own belief and faith. Read more
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Female circumcision in Africa
16.05.2011
 Female circumcision is the partial or total cutting of the external genitalia of women without any satisfactory reason. Read more
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WOMEN ONLY!
11.05.2011
 The Women’s Center is a good place. Better than the other centers where I have lived... Read more
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Children?s rights: Tough UN criticism of Denmark
09.05.2011
.jpg) Denmark is not protecting children's rights well enough - both in general and regarding vulnerable groups of children. This was the message from UN Human Rights Council the 5th May when Denmark for the first time was examined in human rights. Read more
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Nuclear resistance rises
29.04.2011
 Tuesday 26th April was the 25th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The plant's reactor melted down and made nuclear power unpopular in most of the world. Read more
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PROPOSAL FOR A NEW ASYLUM POLICY
01.04.2011
 Network "A Decent Denmark" has just published a proposal for a new asylum policy. The proposal is the result of a meeting which "A Decent Denmark" held in Odense district Vollsmose on 19th April. Read more
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MOVIE: NEW TIMES 15 YEARS
28.02.2011
 New movie by OmiD covering the reception on the occasion of New Times' 15 years anniversary. Read more
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NEW TIMES #80 OUT NOW!
15.12.2010
SPEAKING OUT! In recognition of this year’s Human Rights Day, our journalists have thus sharpened their focus on violations against homosexuals in Uganda, Kurds in Syria, and the against-the-odds fight for survival in Somalia. New Times also sat down with former Danish Prime Minister, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, to discuss his advocacy for the rights of mentally ill asylum seekers and refugees.
On speaking out on behalf of others, we met with the Danish Red Cross’ General Secretary Anders Ladekarl and the newly retired chief of the asylum department Jørgen Chemnitz, to talk about the Red Cross’ stand on Danish asylum matters. We asked them: how can you be a neutral advocate in such a highly politicised field? How – and why – should the Red Cross be speaking out for asylum seekers at all?
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