Migrant Tales insight: Zimema Mhone has done some stories for us and he now posted something on Facebook that too many foreigners and minorities face in Finland. Did you know that nationally in 2014 foreigners earned 27.3% less at 21,479 euros/year compared with 29,550 euros, according to Pasi Saukkonen. In Helsinki, the gap was even higher…
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Iraqi asylum seeker hunger strike: Video of Namir al-Azzawi
The video below is of Namir al-Azzawi, an Iraqi asylum seeker who began a hunger strike on Sunday, was made before he fainted and was sent to the hospital on Wednesday.
Iraqi asylum seeker hunger strike: Namir al-Azawin taken to intensive care
We are saddened to inform the following news about Namir al-Azzawin, who has been on a hunger strike for three days. Writes Zimema Mhone: “I just got word that Namir fainted and was taken to intensive care.” Al-Azzawin wrote a letter on Sunday addressed to the people of Finland: Dear People of Finland, I started my…
Zimema Mhone: Iraqi asylum seeker hunger strike day 2
When I woke up this morning, I did not know that I would be spending the afternoon with one of the most courageous people I have ever met in person. I went down to see Namir al-Azzawin, an Iraqi asylum seeker, after reading about his hunger strike last night on Migrant Tales.