Seminar: Kriminalisering av bistand til irregulære innvandrere?
18 March, 2009

25 March at 14.00-16.00, the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law at the University of Oslo will arrange a seminar on the criminalisation of assistance to paperless. One of the keynote speakers is Reza Sharkanloo from the Iranian Refugee Council in Norway and Borderland.

Read more about the seminar here.

 
Article: 31 års diktatur
Aftenposten, 11 February 2010

In this article, Reza Sharkanloo from the Iranian Refugee Council and Borderland writes about the Iranian regime's brutal oppression, and about the Norwegian Government's denial of protection to many Iranian asylum seekers from that oppression. "Det er i denne tilstanden, som papirløse, marginaliserte og rettighetsløse, at flere av oss nå markerer begynnelsen på det trettiandre året med diktatur."

Read the full article here.

 
Coverage of the "asylgrill"
27 November 2009

NRK Radio - P2: Saturday 28 November at 08.00 and Sunday 29 November at 17.00, in the program "Verdibørsen", there will be a twenty minute story on the asylgrill. This can also be downloaded as a podcast or be listened to on the net here.

Read coverage in Klassekampen here.

Read coverage on Norsk Folkehjelp's web page here.

Read coverage in Oslo University College's journal here.

 
Article: Rettelse om Grenseland
Aftenposten, 15 November 2009

In an article on the treatment of unaccompanied minors in Norway, journalist Arnt Folgerø accuses Borderland of being "in it for the money". This criticism reflects a very poor journalistic effort from Folgerø, since Borderland receives no state support and all our activity takes place on a voluntary basis.

Read more...
 
VenteNytt - News Service from Lier and Fagerli ventemottak
7 November 2009

The so-called "ventemottak" at Lier and Fagerli offer only the most basic facilities for rejected asylum seekers. Many have now lived here for 2-3 years or more, in great isolation and passivity. Now, Borderland has established a news service where inhabitants may send news and views to be continually published on Facebook and Twitter.

- VenteNytt at Facebook.
- VenteNytt at Twitter.

 
Asylum Grill at Litteraturhuset
2 November 2009

Tuesday 24 November there will be a different kind of questioning of politicians at Litteraturhuset in Oslo. Several asylum seekers will be especially invited to prepare questions on relevant topics, and get the chance to "grill" one and one politician.

The following politicians will participate:
- Pål Lønseth, State Secretary, Ministry of Justice and the Police, Ap
- Trine Skei Grande, Vice-Chairperson Venstre
- Heikki Holmås, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Local Government and Public Administration (Stortingets kommunalkomité), SV
- Ola Borten Moe, Spokesperson on Immigration Issues, Senterpartiet
- Per-Willy Amundsen, Spokesperson on Immigration Issues, FrP
- Ingrid Baltzersen, Vice-Chairperson, Rødt
- Geir Bekkevold, Spokesperson on Immigration Issues, KrF

The asylum grill will take place 19.00 in the Wergeland auditorium. The event is free and open to everyone.

The event is organised by several organisations and private individuals in collaboration, among them the Norwegian Centre against Racism, Norwegian People's Aid, the Afghan Refugee Committee (ARC), the Iranian Refugee Council in Norway, the Network against State Racism, the Norwegian Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual and Transgender Association (LLH), the Ethiopian Asylum Seekers' Association, Socialist Youth, the Iraqi Kurdish Asylum Seekers and Refugees Organisation in Norway (IKAF), the Association of Guardians and Borderland.

 
Report: Asylum Seekers from Iran
28 October 2009

Earlier this year, The Iranian Refugee Council in Norway and Borderland organised an open hearing on asylum seekers from Iran, with contributions both from Norwegian authorities, other professionals, and asylum seekers themselves. You may download the full report here.

 
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