The media and police are mirrors of our prejudices in our society. Our lame reaction to such social ills not only expose our weaknesses as a society but hide and protect the real culprit: institutional racism.
Month: March 2018
QUOTE OF THE DAY: National Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehminen needs more funds to avoid no-go zones in Finland
Migrant Tales insight: I heard this short news story on the 6 pm news Saturday. In it, National Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehmainen said on YLE (see 4:45 min.) he needs more funds for the police because of the new alcohol law and terrorism. He then goes off and mentioned that such funds would go for avoiding no-go zones from forming. Really?! Where?!
The violent attack against a Pakistani migrant in Vantaa should be treated as a hate crime
The Pakistani, who was attacked in a brutal manner in Vantaa on February 23 by three white Finnish youths carrying a knife, ax, and a pointed object, sees what happened to him was a hate crime.*
Asylum seeker Ibrahim has applied to hundreds of jobs in Finland without luck
Most of our perceptions of visible migrants and minorities are erroneous and an outright lie. Remember when Perussuomalaiset* party secretary, Riikka Slunga-Poutsalo, labelled all refugees in 2015, including countries like Syria, as economic migrants and welfare shoppers?
Asylum seeker detained at the Joutseno immigration removal center: “I should go to my wife who is pregnant”
In Joutseno, located 20km north of the southeastern Finnish city of Lappeenranta, is Finland’s second immigration removal center after Helsinki’s Metsälä. It is a place where Finland even locks up families with children and where suicides happen. Finland does this because it sees immigration as a threat. This fact is the basis of the country’s oppressive immigration policy, especially towards asylum seekers.
Finding help if you are a victim of a hate crime is difficult in Finland
There was a horrible attack against a Pakistani father of two over on February 23. Just to get an idea of the wounds he sustained on that terrible night, it took last week four hours to remove his stitches.
Pakistanis, Muslims, feel insecure in Finland after dreadful attack against a migrant
The brutal attack against a Pakistani on Friday night (February 23) is one of the worst-ever against a migrant. It took four hours last week to remove his stitches. As a result of what happened, the Pakistani and Muslim communities of Finland don’t feel safe.
Onko verojen välttely hyve, jos sitä tekee ”oikea suomalainen”?
Suomessa on aina ollut todella vaikea löytää kohtuuhintaista putkimiestä tai sähkömiestä. Hyvinkäälle muuttaessamme käytimme sähköliikettä, joka vaihtoi pesukoneen pistotulpan ja veloitti 320 markkaa. Olen joskus kysynyt naapureilta vinkkiä hyvistä sähkömiehistä, ja olen saanutkin, mutta laskutusvaiheeseen päästäessä on aina käynyt ilmi, että he haluavat rahat suoraan käteen. Jonkun putkimiehen olen saanut pitkin hampain kirjoittamaan laskun, mutta…
YLE: Pakkopalautusta vastustanut mielenosoittaja tuomittiin poliisin kunnianloukkauksesta
Uskomatonta, vai mitä? Näin se poliisin maine rapistu. Lue koko juttu tässä.
“Atrocious” would be a light word to describe the violence against a Pakistani immigrant last week in Vantaa, Finland
The Pakistani who suffered a violent attack on Friday in Vantaa is recovering in hospital. It is a miracle that he survive, according to a nurse who said that the victim was only minutes away from death if help did not have arrived on time. There was a significant loss of blood.