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29
January
2012

Mohammad Rahsepar’s death sparks a new refugee-led protest wave

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📅 29 January 2012 📍 Germany

After Iranian asylum seeker Mohammad Rahsepar died by suicide in a Würzburg accommodation center, refugees began organizing protest actions against isolation and restrictive asylum rules. Their demands challenged the assumption that people seeking protection should remain passive recipients of aid, insisting on political agency, freedom of movement, and dignified living conditions.

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People in this event

Mohammad Rahsepar

Iranian asylum seekers

refugee activists

Organizations in this Event

Refugee Tent Action

The VOICE Refugee Forum

local supporters