“Nobody feels safe here.” Cahersiveen Direct Provision resident on Covid-19 outbreak
“We don’t want to climb on top of the trees so that the government can know that we are really serious and we want to be moved.” A resident at the Direct Provision centre in Kerry struck by an outbreak of Covid-19 claims no one was tested before multiple centres were moved to one location in the south of […]
6 years ago
OPINION: Ireland’s lockdown highlights cruelty of Direct Provision
by Evgeny Shtorn, an LGBT-activist and researcher from St. Petersburg who spent almost two years in Direct Provision. “Direct provision is worse than confinement, because it’s not a measure.” As someone who spent 19 months of my life in Direct Provision, I am constantly coming back to that traumatic experience now when I am in confinement, […]
6 years ago
Direct Provision jobless unable to claim Pandemic Unemployment Payment
“It’s very clear that the virus doesn’t discriminate, but the humans are. We need to fix this.” The Refugee Council of Ireland and Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI) have condemned the news that people living in Direct Provision who have lost their jobs due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis will not be eligible […]
6 years ago