Refugees Caught in a limbo in the Danish Asylum System

Refugees Caught in a limbo in the Danish Asylum System

Placed here is 29-year-old Kaywan, who has been in Denmark for the past six years. Being a Kurd of the Yarsani faith, an ethnic and religious minority in Iran, he explains how he chose to escape because he was afraid that his different political beliefs would cost him his life.

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Refugees Caught in a limbo in the Danish Asylum System
Surrounded by tall trees and security cameras in Mid Jutland, Denmark is Kærshovedgaard – a former prison now used as an institution for people who have not been allowed residency in Denmark, but who cannot or will not leave. The reason for this; they fear prosecution, torture or death in their home countries, or because their countries of origin refuse to receive them.