He loved Japan and, somewhat surprisingly, even defended its strict adherence to rules. Yet he would also say, “When I die, I want to be lying in my village, beneath the sun and beneath a walnut tree that I planted myself.”
Murat Çiçek’s death cannot be understood as an isolated case of someone dying in detention. His story only acquires its full meaning within the immigration regime that Japan has imposed for nearly thirty years, particularly on Kurdish asylum seekers. At the center of that regime are several interlocking factors.
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