Often on TV screens Proud eagles With desert colour eyes Africa sits in them. Syrian mother At the Home Office 40 Wellesley Road Croydon, London Baby on lap Rock Rock Rock And sing: ‘go to sleep baby tomorrow is sunshine’. Middle age Man In Calais Wakes to whisper, ’It’s day 100 now, why do I […]
January 2018
15.1.2018
Amir DarwishImmigrants
We are Syrian Refugees
We are Syrian refugees in Nicosia, Standing with our back To Beirut, facing Athens. It’s 6 AM. The queue at Brussels immigration Centre curve like a giant Anaconda to process us. London opened a window of Opportunity so we dissolved to Its crowds like sand into water, Water into sea, sea into sky It is […]
Gibraltar
They say that this bay is the biggest mass grave in whole world, but it is hard to believe while standing on an hollow rock in the city of pensioners and overlooking the sea: Green waves roll over a graveyard whose carved headstones have no names or dates On the beaches the washed up clothes, […]
They Need Only 10 Percent To Stand Again As Productive Individuals
Refugees are not people who just look for the hand that feeds them and puts money in their pockets. They all come from rich countries. They have studied in schools and universities and they have professions and jobs. Every human in this world works on themselves from the first moment they realise that they really […]
The Ark of Salvation
In my old smelly socks I place personal papers and some paper money wrapped in remnants of plastic bags to avoid their destruction from seawater. The night is dark when the smugglers inform us that the trafficking boat is near the shore and that tonight we have to be careful as the coast guard is […]
مشاوره رایگان برای پناهجویان در روزهای چهارشنبه
مشاوره رایگان برای پناهجویان در روزهای چهارشنبه ایا میدانید چگونه در فنلاند مجوز کار میتوان گرفت ؟ جواب منفی گرفته‌اید و از بازگشت به کشور خود هراسان هستید؟ آیا میدانید که چگونه میتوان ویزای تحصیلی دریافت کرد؟ ایا میدانید چگونه میتوان فامیل خود را به فنلاند اورد؟ ایا پر کردن فرم های مربوط به اداره […]
نصيحة للاجانب ايام الاثنين
هل تعرف كيفية الحصول على تصريح عمل في فنلندا؟ هل استلمت قرار سلبي او قرار رفض لمعاملة اللجوء الخاصة بك و هل انت خائف من الترحيل؟ هل انت غير متأكد من كيفية التقديم لتمديد اقامة الدراسة الطلابية؟ هل ترغب بمعرفة قوانين لم الشمل الفنلندية؟ هل تواجه صعوبة في مليء استمارات دائرة الهجرة؟ شبكة التنقل الحر […]
Free advice for foreigners on Wednesdays
Do you know how to get a work permit in Finland? Did you receive a negative asylum decision and are afraid of deportation? Are you unsure about how to apply for a student permit extension? Do you want to know how family ties are defined in the Finnish Aliens law? Do you find it difficult […]
La gente o letanía contra la indiferencia
Es duro soportar los ojos de la gente que piensa que debería dejarlo La gente que se pregunta quién tiene la culpa La gente que piensa que leyó mucho a Sabato, que leyó mucho a Sarte. La gente que se ocupa de sus propios asuntos La gente cuyo lema es “cada quien con su vida” […]
The Finnish Government: People Fleeing Persecution Don’t Need Legal Protection
All asylum seekers have a right to legal assistance and a lawyer within their asylum process. However, there are not enough lawyers specialising in asylum law to meet the current demand. For many asylum seekers, this means that their legal protection and rights are compromised. At the moment, the Finnish parliament is reviewing a governmental […]
