Article: Den papirløse underklassen
Ny Tid, 19 June 2009

The number of persons spending their lives as paperless in Norway increases while the willingness to find humane and pragmatic solutions remains non-existent, writes Borderland in this article.

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Article: Retur, retur, retur
Aftenposten, 19 June 2009

Joint article from the Norwegian Centre against Racism, Afghan Refugee Committee (ARC), and Borderland at the first day of Ut-flukt09, signalling an alarm about the spiralling restrictive measures in Norwegian asylum politics.

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New Restrictive Measure: More Restrictive Practice for Chechens
15 June 2009

The Norwegian Government has decided to introduce a more restrictive practice towards asylum seekers from Chechnya. Ethnic Chechens may now be forcefully deported to Chechnya.

Read more about restrictive measures on our Restrictive Measures Watch page.

 
Article: Ventemottakene må evalueres
Aftenposten Aften, 10 June 2009

Lier ventemottak ble opprettet i 2006 som et botilbud for asylsøkere med endelig avslag. Tre år senere er flere av de første beboerne fortsatt der, og Lier har blitt en av de mest omdiskuterte institusjonene i norsk asylpolitikk.

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5 Days for a Humane Asylum Policy

5 June 2009
Ut-flukt 09
The Government’s restrictive asylum agenda is being carried out. At the same time, 2009 is an election year, and asylum politics will again be a hot topic for debate.

19 - 24 June there will be a camp with concerts, asylum academy, workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions, political debates, movies, literature - and Afghan kites! All participation is free.

 

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Press Release from the Afghan Refugee Committee and the Support Network for Afghan Refugees
5 June 2009

The Afghan Refugee Committee (ARC) and the Support Network for Afghan Refugees react to the Government's decision to again introduce a more restrictive policy towards Afghan asylum seekers, in new breach of the UNHCR recommendations.

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New Restrictive Measure
4 June 2009

The Government has changed the Aliens Regulation (Utlendingsforskriften) in a way that will cancel out the positive decision reached by "stornemnda" on Afghan asylum seekers. This will again lead to a more restrictive practice for Afghan asylum seekers and others, in clear violation of UNHCR recommendations and guidelines. For the first time, a breach with the UNHCR has become part of Norwegian law.

Read more about restrictive measures on our Restrictive Measures Watch page.

 
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