Eleven Iranian asylum seekers, ten of whom are on hunger strike, vacated Stefans Church in Nørrebro this afternoon. The Iranians had taken refuge in the church since last Wednesday and left after being given an ultimatum by the church council to either eat and stay, or continue their hunger strike elsewhere. They have now taken up residence on the second floor of Demokratihuset, a political community center with affiliations to the political left-wing. Stinna Gammelgaard, spokesperson for Enhedlisten Vesterbro, said the party had no intention to evict them. "We have neither the power nor the will to throw them on the street," Gammelgaard told Vesterbro Bladet. "They are people in need and we are monitoring the situation calmly."
