00:01Five EU countries say they expect to be ready to send irregular migrants to deportation centers built outside the European
00:08Union by 2027.
00:10The announcement came after a meeting in Copenhagen on Friday attended by the Interior Ministers of Denmark, Austria, Germany, the
00:19Netherlands and Greece.
00:20The Minister said they agreed on a common deal for return hubs to host failed asylum seekers.
00:27Around New Year we expect to have a common understanding with a partner country outside of the European Union.
00:36The EU legal framework is in place for the establishment of a return hub model and we are not talking
00:47about camps.
00:48We are talking about opportunities for a new chance for irregular migrants which cannot return to their home country today
01:00and that have no legal ground to be in our countries.
01:05The five countries are expected to fully finance the hubs and may also provide other incentives to partner countries.
01:12In June, the European Parliament approved the strictest ever migration law granting member states the right to set up return
01:19hubs by reaching agreements with non-EU countries.
01:23The idea has been criticized by European civil society and non-governmental organizations.
01:51Since Taliban took over the power in Afghanistan, you know, that they literally banned women from most of the things.
01:58It's like they have banned schools on girls past grade six and women are not allowed to work anymore.
02:06They're not even allowed to go to the park, you know, like simple things in life they're not allowed to
02:14do it anymore.
02:15Obviously, besides my singing career, I am also an activist for women's rights in Afghanistan.
02:23And I thought, you know what, we need to stand against this injustice against Taliban, what they're doing.
02:32And so I thought initially it would be a great idea to do this ladies-only concert where we show
02:38the power of women,
02:41where we stand together as women and raise our voice and raise awareness against the injustices that's going on in
02:48Afghanistan.
02:59There's so much that I could do in my country, there's so much.
03:02But right now I am unable to do that because of the fact that I'm not allowed to go back
03:08to Afghanistan.
03:08I'm not allowed to physically be there, be on the screen of the TV, give out my messages, be that
03:14support and that hope for the Afghan women.
03:16I cannot do that anymore so much, but the one thing that I'm grateful for, the fact that we were
03:23able to establish their organization outside Afghanistan.
03:26I have this organization called DEFA, which stands for Defenders of Equality, Freedom and Advancement for Women.
03:36I speak to around 100 Afghan women or girls inside Afghanistan on a monthly basis through my organization, DEFA, through
03:46Zoom.
03:47And I actually get to speak to them, ask them questions, hear their stories.
03:51And I keep on telling them to not give up hope, to keep fighting, to keep fighting for the rights,
03:57to raise their voices and be hopeful.
04:00Because I honestly, I do feel from the bottom of my heart that these dark days will pass.
04:06They will not exist forever.
04:08This is at least as a human, this is what I think.
04:10Because what they have brought upon women in Afghanistan is, it's ridiculous and it's inhuman and inhumanity and this kind
04:19of a life, I don't think it can last forever.
04:23People will eventually raise their voices.
04:26People will eventually stand up against them and justice will prevail.
04:31Maybe it will, I don't know when, maybe it will last another two, three, four, five years, but it cannot
04:35be forever.
04:36I don't believe that.
04:40I don't believe that.
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