Wouldn’t you have known it. After labeling and victimizing migrant women in Finland on Friday, who she claimed were buying new baby carriages with social assistance, the National Coalition Party MP Pia Kauma now apologizes for what she said, reports Helsingin Sanomat. Is her apology sincere or a sham? Read full story (in Finnish) here….
Month: September 2014
MP Pia Kauma’s crusade against baby carriages is based on hearsay
National Coalition Party MP Pia Kauma has become quite a sensation after she accused migrant women of buying new baby carriages with welfare money. When asked on YLE’s A-Studio where she got such information, her answer was quite startling. ”Of course it’s very difficult to get factual information,” she said on YLE’s A-Studio, “but I…
When there’s hostility in the air and matters start to get violent at a Helsinki bar
Migrant Tales insight: This is a true account reported on the Rasmus Facebook page but written by one of the victims. One of the scariest matters about what is written is the reaction of the staff at the bar. The person writes: “…I went to ask the barman, who had seen everything, how he could…
Kokoomus MP still points accusing finger at migrant women for buying new baby carriages
Even if parliamentary elections are in April, some politicians, like National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) MP and Espoo city councilwoman Pia Kauma, are openly attacking migrants. She’s the conservative politician who stated on Friday that migrants shouldn’t buy new baby carriages with welfare money. Kauma got an opportunity on Monday to present her case on YLE’s A-Studio….
“Fiery soul” Brazilian player could be handed one-way ticket back to his country
A Brazilian player who plays for MP of Mikkeli, a second-division football team, walks out in protest in the middle of a match against FC Myllypuro. His team is trailing 4-5. MP chairman Harri Kivinen and the team manager, Mika Korpela, are outraged and state that the player, Denis, probably won’t play for MP anymore and…