Migrant Tales understands that a Kanta-Häme district court ruling acquitted the police and security guards for forcibly removing the hijab of two women in 2017 will be appealed. The present ruling, which allowed the police and security guards to use force, sends a disturbing message. It messages that the police can use force without considering
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Police and security guards acquitted over hijab removal case in Finland
Three judges of a Kanta-Häme district court unanimously ruled to acquit police and security guards of all charges for removing by force the hijabs of two Muslim women, according to Iltalehti. The women, who were applying for asylum at the time, argued that in Helsinki, they didn’t have to take off their hijabs for a picture. The
Read on »Finnish police physically forced Muslim asylum seekers to take off their hijabs
A group of Muslim asylum seekers in May 2017 charged seven police and security guards with assault and misconduct in the line of duty when they forced the women to take off their hijabs, according to Yle. Apart from the questionable action of the police, it is interesting to note that the court case is
Read on »European Network Against Racism: Denmark is the “happiest” country in the world
The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) is Europe’s biggest anti-racism NGO. It writes: “Denmark is said to be the ‘happiest’ country in the world. It depends on who you ask. With the elections approaching, religious freedom for minorities seems once again to be at the heart of political debates as Denmark considers whether to ban headscarves
Read on »Otavan Sanomat: Huivini (hijabi) kertoo, kuka minä olen
Euroopassa ja Suomessa on ollut paljon keskustelua musliminaisten huivista eli hijabista. Voin sanoa, että hijabin käyttö ei tarkoita, että musliminaiset alistuivat tai miehet pakottaisivat käyttämään, vaikka joskus näin väitetään. Minulle henkilökohtaisesti hijabi on hyvin tärkeä, sillä se on osa sitä mitä minä olen ihmisenä ja muslimina. Itse voin kysyä samaa asia suomalaisista naisista eli onko
Read on »Finland also locks up asylum seeker children
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- A child in the Joutseno Immigration Removal Center.
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