Criminal elements of the British and Irish travelling community have been transporting vulnerable British men abroad to work as virtual slaves. An investigation by the BBC Ten O’Clock News and Radio 5 Live Breakfast has uncovered at least 32 victims. The European Commission describes it as modern slavery and says this is the tip of [...]
Mulki Mölsä Image: YLE Naturalised Finnish citizens tend to vote in elections less actively than those born with the citizenship, but some consider it to be a very important task. They stress the president’s power to influence values and note that tolerance and internationalism are some of this election’s themes. “Voting is a civic [...]
Study: More young immigrants marginalised published yesterday Feb 1 06:17 PM, updated today Feb 2 05:59 AM Image: Tuula Nyberg / YLE Immigrant youths are particularly prone to marginalisation, says Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA. According to the think tank’s study, education is paramount for preventing exclusion from society. “Over a quarter of marginalised [...]
The future of Africa depends on its socio-political and economic stability •There are different views about the current situation in Africa reflecting the rich diversity of Africa •The future of Africa lies in itspeople.If invested in them e.g. if given the education and freedom, they need to choose their own path What does [...]
Rasism Hela mitt liv har jag trevat efter allas accepterande. Jag har ursäktat mig själv med orden ”Jag är nog helt finlandsvensk” och ”Jag är nog född i Finland”. Jag har velat att alla skall se på mitt etniska ursprung så som jag ser det. Det är så klart omöjligt, ens första intryck tar alltid vägen [...]
Martin Luther King Jr.: 8 Peaceful protests that bolstered civil rights From 1955 until his death in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was the dominant leader of the US civil rights movement. Following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, the Rev. Dr. King believed that nonviolent protest is the most effective weapon against a racist and unjust society. But it required rallying people [...]
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Authorities to check credentials of all Russian-trained doctors Image: Yle The National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) says it is checking the suspicious credentials of another individual working as a physician in Finland — in addition to those of Esa Antero Laiho, who was detained on Wednesday. Valvira says it received an [...]
Municipalities hesitate to accept quota refugees Image yle Finland is finding it difficult to take in all of its so-called quota refugees, as municipalities are reluctant to accept them. About 400 refugees are awaiting entry to Finland at refugee camps abroad. Municipalities receive money from state coffers for several years to cover their costs [...]
A member of the Finns’ Party parliamentary staff admitted on Tuesday that she applied to join a neo-Nazi group two years ago. The information was leaked to the media a day earlier. MP Juho Eerola’s assistant, Ulla Pyysalo, says she applied for membership in the Finnish Resistance Movement without being aware of all of its [...]
