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Belgium: a family of Armenian political refugees threatened with deportation Hélécine



* Updated: Thursday, February 17, 2011 7:58

HELECINE Hélécine: a family facing deportation

* Source: The Future * Marc WELSCH

HELECINE - The Margaryan Armenian are political refugees. They received their eviction notices without understanding the true motivation.

"I never imagined that taking photos would have jeopardized the lives of my family." That's what's eating the blood of Vahagn Margaryan, Armenian, 38, arrived in Belgium in May 2008 after transiting two months in Moscow with his family.

What has happened to him?

"In early 2008, says he, during a demonstration in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, I attended a police blunder. One man was killed. So, a little naively, I took pictures with my phone. Photos on which it is visible that the dead person has no weapon, contrary to what claimed the official version. "Immediately spotted by the Secret Service, he was constantly harassed. "Different pressures and threats followed, Vahagn continues. Finally, fearing for my safety and my family, I preferred leave. We left everything behind us all, our jobs (there is jeweler and his wife is an actress) and all our assets. " Destination: Belgium, where his wife Lucina, 29, has family ties, his dad

capita Dinant . He, too, a political refugee.

Installed in a housing of CPAS to Hélécine the Margaryan sought to integrate as much as possible. Lucina and Vahagn follow each morning French classes in Hannut. Their eldest son, Vardan, age 8, is in 3rd year at the elementary school of Hélécine. An intelligent boy who has already mastered our language better than their parents.

"I also speak a little Armenian and Russian, proudly launches the boy. And I am a chorister at the Academy of Music Jodoigne. And I also do jiu-jitsu with my friends in hall Hélécine. "There is little David, 1, who was born in Belgium and smiled at everything that moves, far from imagining that his parents live . "My husband and I said Lucina, we are living in constant stress. I have psoriasis since we left Armenia. Vahagn
him, would like nothing better than returning to his country, but he realizes it's impossible. He keeps
ask questions. In addition, it does not understand what happens to us. "
And he explains that on January 11 this year, Margaryan learned they would not be recognized as political refugees. They still had one month to appeal.

Except that on Jan. 24, they received their eviction notice.

"We do not understand anything," said Lucina. We do not know what to expect. Yes, it's hard. If only our children could not live what we live. " Source:
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