"I read books to put my mind outside of where I was" - Malta
Channel: ECRE
Date: 01/07/2013

Video by aditus, JRS Malta and ECRE. Captions available.

Interview of Abdi Aziz, a Somali refugee who was detained for 3 months in Malta. He describes the terrible conditions in the detention centre.
Malta systematically detains all persons refused entry or who arrived irregularly on the territory. Even those who apply for asylum remain in detention for long periods of time until a decision on their case has been made.

The video was funded by the European Programme for Integration and Migration and the European Commission.