Stranded in the terminal – these Kurds have been living in transit at Zurich Airport for 49 days (Swiss Press Text 2019, by Christoph Bernet) - Swiss Press Award

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Christoph Bernet

A report from the transit area of ​​Zurich Airport, published on October 24, 2018. A group of 20 Kurdish asylum seekers had been stranded there, some for several weeks, while the Swiss authorities reviewed their asylum applications. The long odyssey of the Kurdish refugees and the absurdity of their situation moved many readers, and numerous media outlets picked up the story.