Both legal changes and the tightened policy lines of the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) have weakened the legal position of asylum seekers, and emphasised the significance of volunteer networks. The quality of asylum interviews (the time when asylum seekers can present their case to the authorities) has also suffered because of these developments. To make […]
Two stories about the asylum interview
Helsinki Needs to be a Safe Home for us too
The Right to Live demonstration formulated these demands addressed to politicians and officials of the City of Helsinki in spring 2017. Helsinki also needs to be a safe home for asylum seekers and the undocumented. In addition to these, specific demands were presented to the Minister of the Interior and the Immigration Service. In the […]
Signal – Kirjoituksia vapaasta liikkuvuudesta on kaksikielinen siirtolaisuutta käsittelevä lehti, jota julkaisee VapaaLiikkuvuus -verkosto. Julkaisu on interventio suomalaisiin turvapaikkapolitiikkaa ja siirtolaisuutta koskeviin keskusteluihin. Se toimii kanavana kriittisille äänille, aktivistiselle tiedolle ja taiteellisille näkökulmille, jotka muuten pääsevät täällä harvoin julki. Signal – Writings on the Freedom of Movement is a bilingual publication on migration issues […]