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Russian asylum-seeker family's securty compromised by asylum reception center

Russian asylum-seeker family’s securty compromised by asylum reception center

A Russian family under serious threat of human rights violations plans to complain to the chancellor of justice against the Imatra asylum reception center, which alleges had endangered the Russian asylum seekers’ security. The family lived in Finland during 2017-2020. They are Ludmila*, her elderly mother, husband, and three other family members, including four cats. A representative of Free…

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10 years after the 22/7 mass killings in Norway and what it reveals about us

10 years after the 22/7 mass killings in Norway and what it reveals about us

Ten years have passed since 22/7, and some Norwegians are still asking, “why?” Source: Euronews I remember that day as if it were yesterday. First, a bomb exploded in downtown Oslo, and what followed then were the cold-blooded murders of young people on Utøya island. A total of 77 people lost their lives on that day. Countless remained scarred by what happened for the rest of their…

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Tens of far-right vigilantes are marching in Pori - I hope my fascination doesn't show too much

Tens of far-right vigilantes are marching in Pori – I hope my fascination doesn’t show too much

Wow! Looky here! Tens of far-right vigilantes called the Soldiers of Odin are marching in the western Finnish city of Pori! Quick! Take a picture and publish a story because tens of Soldiers of Odin vigilantes are marching in Pori. The media has a lot of power, but it does not go the extra mile when reporting xenophobic and far-right stories. The Satakunnan Kansa story states that the Soldiers…

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Let's continue to expose Jussi Halla-aho's and the PS' big lie

Let’s continue to expose Jussi Halla-aho’s and the PS’ big lie

Just like former US President Donald Trump continues to spread the big lie about election fraud, so do Perussuomalaiset (PS)* chairperson Jussi Halla-aho and his party about the threat of immigration and cultural diversity. Last month’s municipal elections were a disappointment for the party after it had invested a lot of resources in its “Take Finland back” campaign. Opinion polls predicted…

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Does Finland need to teach critical race theory?

Does Finland need to teach critical race theory?

Aminkeng A. Alemanji, a Cameroonian researcher who defended successfully in October 2016 his doctoral dissertation on anti-racism education, is the closest you will get to critical race theory in Finland.  Even if some link critical race theory to movements like BLM, it has been around for about 40 years. Critical race theory, like anti-racism education, is vital since we live in an…

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500.000+ “DISPOSABLE” LIVES: A performance and installation by Danilo Canguçu and volunteers

500.000+ “DISPOSABLE” LIVES: A performance and installation by Danilo Canguçu and volunteers

On June 19th of 2021, Brazil reached the absurd number of 500.000 deaths caused by Covid-19. These lives are not disposable. They have given names and surnames. This is a performance and installation in memory of the ones that went away because of the pandemic of the new Coronavirus. The performance and installation will happen in two moments. You don’t need to participate in both. It would be…

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What's at stake for persons of foreign origin in Sunday's Finnish municipal elections?

What’s at stake for persons of foreign origin in Sunday’s Finnish municipal elections?

The Foreign Scholars Forum, a forum for foreign scholars of all disciplines living and working in Finland, convened a Zoom panel discussion June 5th to which members of all the main political parties and groups were invited.  The keynote topics for the event were immigration and climate change. Attending were municipal candidates Matti Mäkelä of the Vasemmistoliitto (Left Alliance), Espoo, and…

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My long journey to Finnish citizenship: Issues and the Supo interview

My long journey to Finnish citizenship: Issues and the Supo interview

Ever wondered the source of the strong undercurrent of xenophobia in present-day Finland? The answer is in its history. During independence, Finland has been quite an unfriendly country towards foreigners. The Restricting Act of 1939 speaks volumes. Did you know that Finland passed its first immigration act in 1983 or about 66 years after gaining independence? The prevailing xenophobic attitude…

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Dana's Alppikulma diary (May 18 and 19):

Dana’s Alppikulma diary (May 18 and 19):

Migrant Tales comment: Our longtime editor, Dana, has promised to update a diary of her life in Alppikulma, a shelter for the homeless. We publish this for other to know what a special woman Dana is but to get an insight into the lives of the homeless. Today, 18. May. 2021 was a rainy day, and it was dark and cold for me because I have been homeless for 6 years. I trembled. And I have been…

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Email*: Racism in the Finnish police is very, very normal

Email*: Racism in the Finnish police is very, very normal

An email* from Dana dated May 11: In short, you do not like the explanation. A few months ago, behind the closed doors of Alppikulma,[1] a wild and drunken Finnish man who had been bullying me for months and giving me ugly obscenities, punched me in the mouth. I was standing right under the camera. He first told me that a Moroccan prostitute ـMarokkolainen HUORA … blood flowed from my mouth and…

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Migrant Tales Literary: Galactic prayer

Migrant Tales Literary: Galactic prayer

By Dana دعای کهکشانیای خدایا دستهایم را بگیر، مرا با خود به آسمانها ببر، به زیبایی و شکوه بی نظیرکهکشانها ببرای خدا نامم را صدا کن، کنارم بیا و کلماتم را ادا کن، مرا به سرزمینهایی ببر که تنها باشم، تنهای تنهای تنها• از فنلاند دورم کن که در امنیت و زنده  و فرخنده و پا برجا باشممرا رها نکن در سرزمین بی سود نژادپرستان حرفه ای جهان، سرزمین مسموم، سرزمین وحشی با قانونهای اهریمنان، فنلاند پوسیده است…

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Migrant Tales Literary: Canary of light

Migrant Tales Literary: Canary of light

By Dana رقناری آی قناریها برایم آواز بخوانید چون من اسیر دست فنلاندم، گرفتارم در یک قفس در بندماین قفس جنس آتشی دارد، بی نور و پنجره، نگهبان و پلیس های زشت وحشی و پا پتی دارد. فنلاند کشور سیاهچاله هاست، کشور شکنجه و قحطی و درد و مرگ و بلاست.من در این کشور بدام افتادم، بالهایم را شکستند و پاهایم را به میله های آهنی بستند قناریها آی قناریها بخوانید از ملکوت و پر شور برای دانای عزیز خدامن…

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The Perussuomalaiset now call migrants "cheap labor"

The Perussuomalaiset now call migrants “cheap labor”

The Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party’s hatred for migrants goes through the same path but the accusations and labeling vary. About ten years ago migrants were rapists, after 2015 when a record number of asylum seekers came to Finland, they were “social welfare surfers.” Today, the PS calls migrants “dumb” who want to work for lower wages. Finland’s integration program is full of contradictions. As…

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University of Eastern Finland 14 May: Journalism in times of Covid-19: Representations of Latin America in Finnish Media

University of Eastern Finland 14 May: Journalism in times of Covid-19: Representations of Latin America in Finnish Media

Tapahtumapäivämäärä:14.5.2021Aika:13:00–14:30Tapahtumapaikka:OnlineLisätietoja:ZoomAdd to calendar:GoogleOutlookiCal Welcome to a webinar organized by the Research Group Environment, Society and Development in Latin America (ESDLA) at the University of Eastern Finland. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists have the challenging task of gathering and distributing accurate and reliable…

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Ano Turtaianen usko, että Derek Chauvinin tuomio on poliittinen

Ano Turtaianen usko, että Derek Chauvinin tuomio on poliittinen

Kansanedustaja Ano Turtiaisen mukaan, hän ei ole seurannut viimeiset uutisia Derek Chauvinin oikeudenkäynnistä Yhdysvalloissa. Hän kuitenkin usko tuomion olevan poliittinen. Viime vuonna, Turtiainen sai potkut kesällä perussuomalaisten eduskunta ryhmästä, koska hän twiittisi vitsin George Floyden kuolemasta. Välikohtaus Juho Erolan kanssa maskien käytöstä Eduskunnan istuntosalissa sinetöi…

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Anonymous: Do not be silent!

Anonymous: Do not be silent!

When you are silent, everyone does whatever they want, and you have encouraged them with your silence. Do not be silent, if someone is oppressed in your presence and you are silent, you have helped the oppressor, you have supported him with your silence. Do not be silent, speak, you distinguish good from bad, you see, you understand, and you are aware, why are you silent? Your silence gives…

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The Perussuomalaiset: Take back Finland and hurrah for Viktor Orbán's Hungary

The Perussuomalaiset: Take back Finland and hurrah for Viktor Orbán’s Hungary

Perussuomalaiset (PS)* MP Mari Rantanen, a nurse, and policewoman, is known for her Islamophobic and white nationalist views. In the tweet below, she states that let’s take Finland back in the municipal elections of June 13. Apart from the deception that in city councils we are going to exercise power like in parliament (sic), Rantanen, like her party, reveals her hatred for the government, the…