No More Right to Stay (People 2012, by Smaz Dom) - Swiss Press Award
Smaz Dom
Fabrizio Alvarez Soza, waiting for a permit. Lausanne, Switzerland. December 2011 ©Dom Smaz / Rezo
Le Courrier
Photo / People
2012
Smaz Dom
The daily life of a 30-year-old Chilean man who arrived in Switzerland at the age of 2 with his family as political refugees. His entire family is currently regularized (C permit, or Swiss nationality): two brothers, a mother, a sister, and a niece. He never obtained a C permit, and he spent more than 20 months in prison (most of which was in correctional centers when he was a minor). As a result, he has a B permit, which the Confederation refuses to renew. He and his lawyer have appealed...Lausanne, Switzerland. 2010 ©Dom Smaz / Rezo.ch
