By Frances Webber A new book on Belgium, Guantanamo chez nous?, is an important contribution to the analysis of racism and the war on terror in Europe. It would be hard to find anyone in the UK who has not heard of Abu Qatada. But how many people know that he was recently acquitted of terrorist…
Month: August 2014
Death of Colombian in police custody in Finland sheds light on the desperate plight of many undocumented migrants
The tragic death* of a twenty-six-year-old Colombian should awaken us to the many dangers that some undocumented migrants face in Europe. According to the Finnish police, Sergio Camilo Becerra González, committed suicide while his parents suspect he was a victim of xenophobia, according to Caracol. Both outcomes, death by suicide or xenophobia, are harrowing reminders…
Noticias Capital: Colombian undocumented migrant dies while in custody in Finland
A Migrant Tales visitor got in touch with us from Colombia and shared a sad piece of news about a twenty-six-year-old Colombian who died while detained by the police in a Finnish jail. The police claim that the young man, Sergio Camilo Becerra González, committed suicide but the parents suspect that he was a victim of…