WHO WANTS POLICE & IMMIGRATION RAIDS IN THE CITY CENTRE?
WHO WANTS POLICE & IMMIGRATION RAIDS IN THE CITY CENTRE?
In the city centre which is filled with nightclubs and bars, some blame the migrants for the noise…
In the city centre which is run by the Mafia (mostly but not solely Cypriot), some blame the drug-dealing on migrants…
In the city centre which is suffocating from cafés and restaurants that take up every public space, some blame the migrants who dare to hang out in the street, on benches, in squares, in parks…
In the city centre where illegalised labour is on the rise, some blame the migrants that are trying to survive in any way possible while the bosses force working conditions that suit them best…
In the city centre where sexism and sexist behaviours prevail, some blame the migrants for taking control over their bodies, their dignity and their self-organisation…
In the city centre where Airbnb and gentrification have taken over, some blame the migrants for being visible in the heart of the city…
In the city centre where the Greek Orthodox Church takes up control building cathedrals as it pleases, some blame the migrants for the lack of ‘order’ in the city…
Some want to see the centre ‘cleaned’ from migrants, and on this quest they are not alone. The media support them by describing this ‘unbearable’ situation. They have the cops that evict, arrest and use violence. They have the state that delegitimises their existence, imprisons, and deports, catering to the latest needs of capital.