Prayers for Peacemakers, 3 January 2017 Lesvos
Pray for refugees automatically rejected during the asylum process because of where they came from, or because of their ethnicity.
Many countries that western nations categorize as "safe" are really quite volatile, especially for specific ethnicities within those countries. This includes many countries in Western Africa and the subcontinent of Asia. The refugees from those locations often receive denials based on racial profiling, because they are only "economic migrants" or their countries fall into this "safe" category. One man who has worked quite closely with the Christian Peacemaker Team on Lesvos is currently in prison facing deportation because of his ethnicity.
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| Hesam Shaeri Hesari, one of the hunger strikers on Lesvos, scheduled for imminent deportation. Image by Arash Hampay |