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Since the enlargment of the Schengen space, in last December, irregular migrants coming from Asia, Africa or ex-URSS are trying to give a chance to build up a new life...

The retention camp for men of Pavchino near the ukrainian-slovakian border
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 The retention center for women of Mukachevo near the ukrainian-slovakian border
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 Next destination, hope ? "You should wait", are constantly saying the authorities. Wait that the Ukrainain administration decides whether the clandestines should be sended back in their homecountry or not. And in the last case, providing them the authorizations to stay temporarily in Ukraine.
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Shoukria is posing with her 8 months baby, with whom she has flew Afganistan, few months ago, mainly because of Talebans rebellion. Her husband paid nearly 8 000 dollars to a ‘passeur’ who guided them across Russia and provided them false russian ID, before abandonning them in the middle of the woods, circling the slovakian-ukrainian border.
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 A dozen of women migrants are staying in the small rooms of a flat, lended by Mukachevo’s city council, gathered according to their nationality -Somali, Vietnamese or Afghani. In this retention center, the heating system is working properly, toilets and kitchen facilities are correct. But space is missing : few months ago, more than 70 women lived together there, often with childrens.
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 A dozen of women migrants are staying in the small rooms of a flat, lended by Mukachevo’s city council, gathered according to their nationality -Somali, Vietnamese or Afghani. In this retention center, the heating system is working properly, toilets and kitchen facilities are correct. But space is missing : few months ago, more than 70 women lived together there, often with childrens.
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"Tell them that we have our passports in order. We didn’t do anything wrong", is supplicating Aaliyahh, a Somali women, in a dizzy english. Just after being arrested because she didn’t had in her possession any official papers, she has had a car accident. Now, she is asking for justice and reparation. But how could she get justice, without advocate, nor translator ?
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 Time is often passing very slow in Mukachevo retention’s center. Ukrainian government lack the financial means to organise the travel back of the clandestines to their home country -a trip that costs up to 500 dollars pro person- . Ambassies are often expected to take in charge those fees. Pakistanese and Indian embassies are very reluctant to do so, an attitude that explains why their ressortissants can stay up to 6 months in Mukachevo.
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 Shoukria is posing with her 8 months baby, with whom she has flew Afganistan, few months ago, mainly because of Talebans rebellion. Her husband paid nearly 8 000 dollars to a ‘passeur’ who guided them across Russia and provided them false russian ID, before abandonning them in the middle of the woods, circling the slovakian-ukrainian border.
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