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Beyond Afghanistan, the struggle of the refugees, Åke Ericson, text, Åke Ericson, Thord Erksson and Gabriella Ahlström ; foreword, Agneta Pleijel ; editor, Björn Almqvist ; translation, James Butler, and Katarian Sjöwall Trodden

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Beyond Afghanistan

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Åke Ericson, text, Åke Ericson, Thord Erksson and Gabriella Ahlström ; foreword, Agneta Pleijel ; editor, Björn Almqvist ; translation, James Butler, and Katarian Sjöwall Trodden

the struggle of the refugees

This project is a photojournalistic essay about the unaccompanied young refugees who came from Afghanistan and their struggle to create a life for themselves in Sweden. For two months in 2017 there were demonstrations in Stockholm against the deportations from Sweden. Photojournalist Åke Ericson got to know many of those who took part and has since followed their fates through the asylum process. Some were granted residence, while others who had their applications rejected are now in hiding or have fled to other places in Europe, so as to avoid the forced deportation to Kabul. Åke Ericson followed the young Afghans in their everyday lives after receiving their deportation orders. He also met many who are locked up in the Swedish Migration Agency's detention centre, where they wait, often for many months, to be deported to Afghanistan. Their individual stories are an important part of the story of a society in change, when humanitarian principles were laid aside while Sweden carried out a dramatic tightening of its refugee policy

Demonstrations in Stockholm -- Destinies -- The escape from Sweden to France -- Under the bridges of Paris

Struggle of the refugees