Because we were congested inside they didn't allow us outside to get some fresh air. So we
were always inside like that yes toilet, washroom, the same place. More than like 12 people
in the same room.
No no no, no. There was no place of worship, so when you want to worship you have to sit
on your bed and then worship there. And most of the people are Muslims, they worship in
groups, maybe in the room they will just lay their mat there congregation, in the room
there. If you are Christian you have to make your bed your place of worship.
So it would help if they opened the gate in the morning. 12 in the afternoon the place is
very hot, you have to go out and take some fresh air, but they will lock you in again. And
you have to stay inside from that 12 PM till the morning before you get access to go out.
You are always there like in a poultry farm. So that’s also causing another tension because
we were in there close to each other, always 24/7 seeing each other we become fed up with
each other. If the gate was open then at least I could have gone out if I was tired of my
room. At least I could then go out and walk some and relieve some stress. If I’m in the room
for 24 hours then the depression is increasing. So with little tension people just want to do
something to just release the tension. So that’s why there’s too much fighting. Because you
feel bored so you just have to do something to get some mental release. That is how it’s
happened.
So, it would help if you could have 2 or 3 hours for sports, maybe 1 hour for classes and
another hour for language learning. It would also keep us busy and it would relieve stress.
So if you can maybe complain about that, it would help people and it would make people
not feel depressed. It would maybe help to feel like you have your little freedom.
Emmanuel, Corinth
Source: Amygdaleza PRDC, MIT respondent
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