Last Sunday (August 26)
a public rally was held in the park outside the Hamburg remand prison
where seven of the Somali defendants have been held for over two
years, waiting for their
verdict
One of the biggest
wishes of the prisoners has always been to hear Somali music. They
can't listen to their language on the radio like other prisoners and
the rules around getting CDs into prison are tight – only CDs from
certain suppliers are allowed and most Somali musician aren't signed
up with major labels.
The solution therefore,
was to play their music in the park. The open mike was used to greet
the Somali prisoners and other people also used the opportunity to
say hello to their relatives and friends.
The weather was fine,
the waffles tasted great, the kids played on the grass and maybe the
prisoners felt a little bit less lonely in their cells that day.
